Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has unveiled the final design for a new commemorative $1 coin featuring Donald Trump, a move that thrusts the administration into a fresh constitutional clash despite a recent courtroom victory for the currency project.
Appearing on Fox News, Bessent revealed the updated portrait, which pivots from previous side-profile sketches to a front-facing image of the president, alongside the dates '1776-2026' to honour the United States' 250th anniversary. This unveiling comes directly on the heels of a federal judge dismissing a lawsuit seeking to block the coin's production on the grounds that it violated 31 U.S.C. § 5114, which restricts the use of a living president's image on official coinage.
