posted October 03, 2025 09:10 PM            

The U.S. Treasury has confirmed draft designs for a $1 commemorative coin that could feature President Donald Trump.

The coin, proposed for the nation’s 250th anniversary, would show Trump’s profile on the front and an image of him raising his fist the words “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT” beside an American flag on the back.

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach shared a post about the coin on X and said, “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.”

Why It Matters
In 2020, Congress passed the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, a bipartisan measure signed into law during Donald Trump’s first term, which authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue $1 coins during the one-year period beginning Jan. 1, 2026, provided their designs are “emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial.”

An 1866 law bars a living person from being featured on U.S. currency. However, there is precedent for a living president on coinage. Through Congressional authorization, President Calvin Coolidge was featured on the 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar alongside George Washington. The coin was issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and help fund the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition.

Newsweek has reached out to the U.S. Mint and the Treasury Department via email on Friday afternoon for comment.

What To Know
Under the 2020 act, the U.S. Mint is permitted to redesign circulating coinage for 2026 in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary and is required to consult with the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts when selecting designs.

The law also continues other redesign programs through 2030—such as those featuring prominent American women and youth sports—while specifically granting flexibility around inscriptions and the placement of elements for the semiquincentennial issue.

Meanwhile, two Republican lawmakers told Fox News Digital they plan to introduce legislation to honor late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by printing his image and name on nearly half a million new silver dollar coins.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot during a question-and-answer session at Utah Valley University on September 10 during his “American Comeback Tour.” A suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, is in custody, charged with aggravated murder and other offenses.

The bill calls on the U.S. Treasury to print 400,000 silver dollar coins with Kirk’s face on them, Republican Representatives August Pfluger of Texas and Abraham Hamadeh of Arizona told Fox News. In addition to Kirk’s image, the coins would include the message, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” They would be minted with the year 2026 and his full name on them, according to Fox News Digital.

A Treasury Department spokesperson told Politico, “Despite the radical left’s forced shutdown of our government, the facts are clear: Under the historic leadership of President Donald J. Trump, our nation is entering its 250th anniversary stronger, more prosperous, and better than ever before. While a final $1 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.”’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday, “I’m not sure if he’s seen it [the coin], but I’m sure he’ll love it.”