The Treasury Department is considering a new one-dollar coin featuring President Donald Trump’s face to mark the nation’s 250th birthday, a spokesperson told Politico on Friday.
The draft design places Trump’s profile on one side and shows him on the other before an American flag, fist raised above the slogan “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT” — a reference to the 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to Politico. (RELATED: Watch As Scott Bessent Educates NBC News’ Kristen Welker About How Fed Sets Interest Rates)
“Despite the radical left’s forced shutdown of our government, the facts are clear: Under the historic leadership of President Donald J. Trump, our nation is entering its 250th anniversary stronger, more prosperous, and better than ever before,” a Treasury spokesperson told Politico.
Design renderings for a proposed U.S. commemorative $1 coin showing the obverse with a left-facing portrait and the reverse with a figure raising a fist beside an American flag. (U.S. Treasury via Politico)
“While a final $1 dollar coin design has not yet been selected to commemorate the United States’ semiquincentennial, this first draft reflects well the enduring spirit of our country and democracy, even in the face of immense obstacles,” the statement continues.
Treasurer Brandon Beach, who oversees the mint, confirmed on X that the reported photos were authentic but only early drafts. He added that more designs would be released “once the obstructionist shutdown of the United States government is over.”
No fake news here. These first drafts honoring America’s 250th Birthday and @POTUS are real.
Looking forward to sharing more soon, once the obstructionist shutdown of the United States government is over. https://t.co/c6HChM6ijG
— U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach (@TreasurerBeach) October 3, 2025
Congress approved the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act in 2020, a bipartisan law allowing the Treasury to issue a commemorative $1 coin in 2026. The measure requires the department to consult the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts on designs, which must be “emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial.”
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