Trump on the ‘heads’, Great Seal on the ‘tails’: New $1 coin hits US market
A new $1 coin featuring US president Donald Trump’s likeness will go on sale in the US on Wednesday. The US mint website also states, “250,000 President Donald J. However, the Trump administration has said the president can appear on a commemorative coin under a 2020 law that permits new designs to mark the country’s 250th anniversary. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent had announced in July that the US Mint would produce $1 coins featuring Trump’s likeness for the 250th anniversary.
The special issue is being released as part of celebrations marking the country’s 250th anniversary.
Trump had previously described the proposal to put his image on a coin as “very unusual”, but said he was “honoured by it”. Trump $1 Coins were struck on July 4 with a special “July 4th” privy mark. The final design was revised from an earlier version unveiled in October, which showed Trump with a raised clenched fist alongside the words “fight, fight, fight”, a reference to the 2024 assassination attempt against him.
The commission’s members were appointed by the US president. These coins have been randomly included in the bags and rolls that can be purchased from the Mint’s online catalog. The move comes despite a federal law that generally prohibits living presidents from appearing on US currency.
The design was approved by the US Commission of Fine Arts earlier this year.