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        "msgid": "controversy-over-trump-gold-coin-intensifies-ahead-of-us-250th-anniversary-celebration-1774104646",
        "date": "2026-03-21 21:21:00",
        "title": "Controversy Over Trump Gold Coin Intensifies Ahead of US 250th Anniversary Celebration",
        "author": "Sakina Rakhma Diah Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The US Commission of Fine Arts has unanimously approved a 24-karat gold commemorative coin featuring the likeness of President Donald Trump, depicting him with clenched fists atop a table, as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of American independence on 4 July 2026. This unprecedented decision for a sitting president on a collector's coin has sparked debate over political symbolism, monetary traditions, and legal precedents, with critics likening it to monarchical practices rather than democratic norms. While barred from circulating currency, the coin exploits a loophole in commemorative regulations, potentially proceeding despite opposition from advisory bodies.",
        "content": "<p>An unusual decision in the history of US currency has reignited\ndebate. The US federal arts commission has approved the design of a\n24-karat gold commemorative coin featuring the face of US President\nDonald Trump, as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of\nthe nation\u2019s independence on 4 July 2026. This policy highlights the\nintersection of political symbolism, monetary regulation, and the long\ntradition of currency design in the US. Quoted from Anadolu Agency on\nSaturday (21\/3\/2026), the commemorative coin is designed to show Trump\nwith both fists clenched on a table, a pose taken from a portrait\ndisplayed in the National Portrait Gallery. The US Commission of Fine\nArts panel unanimously approved the design following a presentation by\nthe US Mint. The approval is part of the commemorative coin programme to\nmark the 250th anniversary of US independence. The panel also encouraged\nmaking the coin as large as possible, even up to a diameter of about\nthree inches. However, the issuance of this coin is enabled through the\nauthority of the US Secretary of the Treasury, who has discretion to\nmint collector\u2019s gold coins or proof coins. Quoted from Reuters, in\nmodern US history, only one president is known to have appeared on a\ncoin while still alive, namely Calvin Coolidge on the 1926 commemorative\ncoin marking the 150th anniversary of US independence. Therefore, the\nappearance of a sitting president\u2019s face on a collector\u2019s coin reopens\ndiscussions about the boundaries of tradition and regulation. A US\nsenator even stated that placing the face of a current leader on a coin\nresembles monarchical or authoritarian regime practices more than modern\ndemocracy. Although there is a prohibition on featuring living\npresidents on circulating currency, the Trump administration is assessed\nto have found a legal loophole by using the category of collector\u2019s\ncommemorative coins. According to a Reuters report, the gold coin is\nestimated to still be printable despite rejection from another panel,\nthe Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, which questioned its legality\nand precedent.<\/p>",
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