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George Washington. Abraham Lincoln. Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson. John F. Kennedy. Ulysses S. Grant. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
And now President Donald Trump.
The 45th and 47th President of the United States was given a bit of good news Thursday when a federal arts commission paved the way for Trump to join some of his predecessors whose visages have been emblazoned on U.S. currency.
According to The Associated Press, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved a final design for the 24-karat gold commemorative coin that will feature Trump’s image.
You can view a preview of the image — showing a stern-looking Trump with his hands on his desk — below:
BREAKING: A federal commission has unanimously approved the design for a new Trump commemorative gold coin.
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The commission's decision is a rare one because living presidents are seldom featured on U.S. currency. pic.twitter.com/dsw8XNAIMD
Another feature of the coin is the word “LIBERTY” written across the top.
There’s also the years 1776 and 2026 on the coin, as well as the words “In God We Trust.”
“I know it’s a very strong and a very tough image of him, and I think it’s fitting to have a current sitting president who’s presiding over the country over the 250th year on a commemorative coin for said year,” Fine Arts Commissioner Chamberlain Harris said, according to The Associated Press. --->READ MORE HERE
US Mint can begin producing Trump commemorative gold coin after arts commission approves design:
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A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump’s image to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday on July 4.
The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection. It clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.
“As we approach our 250th birthday, we are thrilled to prepare coins that represent the enduring spirit of our country and democracy, and there is no profile more emblematic for the front of such coins than that of our serving President, Donald J. Trump,” U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said in a statement.
The unprecedented move marks yet another example of Trump and his allies circumventing conventional past presidential practices — and even the law — to get what he wants. It’s the latest instance of Trump putting his name and likeness in the historical archive, following his renaming of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships, among other tributes.
Federal law says no living president can appear on U.S. currency. But Megan Sullivan, the acting chief of the Office of Design Management at the Mint, said the Treasury secretary has authority to authorize the minting and issuance of new 24-karat gold coins, which Scott Bessent has used to get around that prohibition and put Trump on a coin.
She presented the coin’s final design at the commission’s March meeting on Thursday and said Trump had approved it.
“It is my understanding that the secretary of the Treasury presented this design, as well as others, to the president and these were his selection,” Sullivan said.
The White House and the Mint did not immediately respond to electronic and telephone requests for comment. --->READ MORE HERE
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