❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Treasury has confirmed draft designs for a $1 commemorative coin featuring President Donald J. Trump.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Treasury and President Donald J.Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Proposed for the nation’s 250th anniversary; details shared publicly via social media on Friday, October 3, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “No fake news here. These first drafts honoring America’s 250th Birthday and [President Trump] are real.” – U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach
🎯IMPACT: The coin could commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary and honor Trump’s presidency.
President Donald J. Trump could soon be featured on a $1 commemorative coin celebrating the United States of America’s 250th birthday. The U.S. Treasurer, Brandon Beach, revealed the proposed design on Friday in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
“No fake news here. These first drafts honoring America’s 250th Birthday and [President Trump] are real,” Beach wrote, adding: “Looking forward to sharing more soon, 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
The front of the coin features President Trump in profile, like other presidents appearing on U.S. currency. On the back of the coin is an engraving of Trump standing in front of an American flag, raising his fist into the air—a reference to him raising his fist after being shot in the ear by a would-be assassin during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Notably, U.S. law technically prohibits living presidents from appearing on the country’s currency. However, commemorative coins struck by the U.S. Mint are allowed to feature living presidents while also retaining their denominated value. These same rules—along with the concept of seigniorage, wherein the government can profit from the difference between a currency’s production cost and struck value—are behind the trillion-dollar platinum coin concept.
Once the government resumes full operations, further details about the coin’s release and final design are expected to be made public.
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