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US launches $1 coin featuring Trump’s face: What to know
Al Jazeera • • nation
Key Points:
- The US Mint has begun circulating and selling a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's likeness to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary, marking the first time in nearly 100 years a living person appears on US currency.
- The gold-colored coin shows Trump's portrait on the obverse with inscriptions "LIBERTY" and "IN GOD WE TRUST," while the reverse features the US presidential seal with "250" on its shield.
- This initiative is part of broader Trump administration efforts to associate his image with the country's semiquincentennial celebrations, including proposals for a $250 banknote bearing his face.
- Despite legal restrictions generally prohibiting living individuals on US currency, the coin likely complies with the law as Trump's image appears on the obverse, permitted under the Circulating Collection Coin Redesign Act of 2020.
- The coin has faced criticism from Democratic lawmakers who argue it violates American traditions and democratic values, with proposed legislation to block its issuance failing to pass.
