US Mint will produce $1 coin with Trump’s image

The U.S. Mint will begin producing $1 coins with President Donald Trump’s face on the front as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations.

The design, which featured the words “Liberty,” “In God We Trust” and “1776-2026” on the front and a bald eagle image from the presidential seal on the back, was a revision of the draft that was made public in October.

The back of that design showed Trump holding a clenched fist framed by the words “fight, fight, fight,” a reference to the 2024 assassination attempt against him.

Trump said he was “honored” by the coin.

“They gave me a coin,” Trump said in an interview with Fox Business.

“From what I understand, this is very unusual.”

Critics raised questions about the legality of the design. An 1866 US law mandates that no portrait of a living person may be used on US currency; however, this refers to paper money produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The coins are minted by the US Mint.

In 2020, Congress passed a law allowing the Secretary of the Treasury to issue $1 coins to commemorate the 250th anniversary, but that law prohibited designs depicting a living person.

The U.S. Treasury did not immediately respond to a request for comment.