The U.S. Treasury has plans for subsequent yr that can absolutely please President Donald Trump, and may additionally be unlawful.
A spokesperson for the Treasury informed Axios on Friday that it’s contemplating minting a Trump coin to honor America’s 250th anniversary subsequent yr.
Treasurer Brandon Seaside, who heads the U.S. Mint and stories to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, posted a draft of the attainable design on social media on Friday.
The illustration options Trump’s left-side profile on one aspect of the coin and is captioned, “In God We Belief: 1776-2026.” The opposite aspect exhibits Trump standing in entrance of an American flag and elevating his proper fist within the air beneath the phrases “Battle Battle Battle.”
Seaside’s publish appeared extra composed for lib-trolling than info-sharing. “No pretend information right here. These first drafts honoring America’s 250th Birthday and @POTUS are actual,” he confirmed on X.
“Wanting ahead to sharing extra quickly, as soon as the obstructionist shutdown of the USA authorities is over.”
Some individuals who noticed the announcement puzzled if such a coin would even be authorized, contemplating that Trump is a residing individual.
Federal regulation seems to ban the depiction of residing individuals on U.S. forex and coinage. As well as, the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, which permits for commemorative $1 cash to be minted for a single yr to honor the semiquincentennial, says: “No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any individual, residing or lifeless, and no portrait of a residing individual could also be included within the design on the reverse of specified cash.”
A Treasury spokesperson informed JHB that the 2020 regulation “does not particularly forbid the depiction of any individual on the commemorative greenback coin,” simply “a head-and-shoulders portrait/bust on the reverse aspect of the coin, not the entrance aspect.”
The spokesperson stated the reverse aspect of the coin depicting Trump holding up his fist is “depicted as half of a bigger design, and never in portrait or bust profile.”
The announcement of the proposed cash triggered fairly a stir on social media.