Summary
President Donald Trump aims to have his image on a new commemorative $1 coin from the U.S. Mint for the nation's 250th anniversary. While typically U.S. currency does not depict living people, there are no strict legal barriers to this proposal.
Key Facts
- President Trump wants his picture on both sides of a commemorative $1 coin.
- The U.S. Mint creates both legal tender coins and special commemorative ones.
- Traditions usually prevent living people from being depicted on U.S. currency, but it’s not entirely forbidden.
- Trump is not the first living person to be depicted on U.S. coins.
- The proposal relates to the nation’s 250th anniversary coin series.
- The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 guides the design rules.
- The Act allows images on the front but restricts them on the back of the coin.
- Any decision on this coin rests largely with administration officials, as per the current laws.
