US announces design of $1 coin with President Donald Trump's image

VTV.vn - On October 3, the US Treasury Department announced a draft design for a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence in 2026.

According to an image shared by Finance Minister Brandon Beach on social media and later released by the Treasury Department , the front of the coin features a profile image of Trump with the word "Liberty" at the top and the year "1776-2026" below. The other side of the coin features an image of Trump raising a clenched fist, with the words "Fight, fight, fight" framed and a flag behind.

In 2020, the US Congress passed a law authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a $1 coin in 2026 "with a design that is symbolic of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States." A Treasury spokesperson said: "While a final $1 coin design has not yet been selected to commemorate the 250th anniversary, this first draft clearly reflects the enduring spirit of our country and our democracy, even in the face of great obstacles." Secretary Beach also added that more information about the special coin will be shared after the current government shutdown ends.

However, a debate has erupted on social media about the draft design, with many citing the law that states "no head and shoulders or bust of any person, living or deceased, and no portrait of a living person shall be on the back of any coin" created to mark the US anniversary.

Design of the $1 coin. (Photo: US Treasury)

A provision of the earlier Coinage Act, first passed in 1792 and amended several times by Congress, prohibited the depiction of a living sitting or former president, but it did apply to the $1 coin minted to honor each president, provided that the coin was not issued for other reasons, such as commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary. On the other hand, an 1866 law prohibited the use of portraits of living people on U.S. currency, but that only applied to paper money produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 1976, the U.S. Treasury sponsored a national competition and selected a $1 coin designed by a student sculptor that featured the Liberty Bell, a symbol of American independence, and the moon. The reverse side of the coin featured former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who died in 1969. Eisenhower became the first president to appear on a $1 coin in 1971.

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