The U.S. Treasury has unveiled a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump’s face on one side and the words “fight, fight, fight” on the other. The project is part of a design proposal for the country’s 250th anniversary in 2026. The move, approved by Treasurer Brandon Beach, is currently in the sketch stage.
Over the weekend, Brandon Beach posted visualizations on “X” (formerly Twitter) that echo Trump’s words after surviving an assassination attempt in 2024. Treasury officials emphasize that these designs are early, not final.
Brandon Beach did not reveal the exact date of the coins’ production, only mentioning the closure. However, if they are issued, they will be the first coins featuring a living and serving president.
It is illegal for a coin to be issued with “the image of a living former or current President, or of any deceased former President during the 2-year period following the date of the death of that President,” per a law on currency designs.
The coin could be slated for a 2026 release, per NBC News. Under the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, Congress said the U.S. Treasury Department may “mint for issuance during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2026, $1 dollar coins with designs emblematic of the U.S. semiquincentennial” for America’s 250th anniversary.
However, that same law states, “No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the reverse of specified coins,” according to CNN.
The Treasury Department says more information will be released after the shutdown ends, and the design could still change – or be scrapped altogether – after legal reviews, public feedback and technical minting begin. It’s less important now whether the coin will be produced and more important what narrative America will allow its money to carry when it turns 250.
“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,” a Treasury spokesperson told CNN, adding that they “look forward to sharing more soon.”
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