2026年3月19日 / 美国东部时间晚上10:11 / 美联社
美国一个联邦艺术委员会周四批准了一枚24K金纪念币的最终设计方案，该币将印有总统特朗普的形象，以庆祝7月4日美国建国250周年。
美国艺术委员会（U.S. Commission of Fine Arts）的投票无异议通过。该委员会成员均为支持共和党总统的人士，且是特朗普今年早些时候任命的。这一结果为美国造币局（U.S. Mint）开始生产该纪念币扫清了障碍，但其尺寸和面值仍在讨论中。
美国财政部长布兰登·比奇（Brandon Beach）在一份声明中表示：”在我们迎来建国250周年之际，我们非常高兴能打造代表我国和民主持久精神的硬币。没有哪位在世总统的形象比现任总统唐纳德·J·特朗普更能象征这类硬币的正面形象。”
这一史无前例的举动再次表明，特朗普及其盟友正在规避过去的总统常规做法。继特朗普将美国和平研究所（U.S. Institute of Peace）、肯尼迪表演艺术中心以及新一级别的战舰等机构重新命名后，这是他将自己的名字和肖像纳入历史档案的最新举措。
纪念币设计细节：
- 正面： 特朗普身着西装领带，表情严肃，双拳置于桌上，身体前倾。币面顶部弧形印有”LIBERTY”（自由）字样，下方是1776-2026年的纪年，底部是”IN GOD WE TRUST”（我们信仰上帝），一侧有七颗星，另一侧有六颗星。
- 背面： 描绘一只秃鹰飞行中，右侧印有”UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”（美利坚合众国），左侧印有”E PLURIBUS UNUM”（合众为一）。
联邦法律规定，在世总统不能出现在美国货币上。但美国造币局设计管理办公室代理主任梅根·沙利文（Megan Sullivan）表示，财政部长有权授权铸造和发行新的24K金币，而财政部长斯科特·贝森特（Scott Bessent）正是利用这一授权绕过禁令，将特朗普的形象印在硬币上。
沙利文在委员会3月的会议上展示了硬币的最终设计，并表示特朗普本人已批准该设计。她称：”我了解到财政部长向总统展示了这一设计以及其他方案，这些都是总统选定的。”
白宫和造币局尚未对电子和电话采访请求立即作出回应。
造币局专员哈里斯（Chamberlain Harris）——特朗普的白宫高级助手表示：”我知道这是一个非常强势、极具冲击力的形象，我认为让现任总统在250周年纪念币上展现这一形象非常合适。”
沙利文透露，该纪念币将采用”限量生产”模式，但具体数量尚未确定。硬币的尺寸和面值也未敲定。部分委员因特朗普对大尺寸物品的偏好而支持最大规格的纪念币。
美国财政部下属的造币局目前考虑的特朗普纪念币尺寸将大于其1盎司金币（直径约1.3英寸），而该局最大的硬币直径为3英寸，”所以我们正在考虑这个范围。”
曾参与特朗普白宫9万平方英尺宴会厅扩建工程设计的专员詹姆斯·麦克克里里二世（James McCrery II）表示：”我认为总统喜欢大尺寸的东西。”美国艺术委员会在2月的会议上已批准了这一扩建方案。
哈里斯赞同麦克克里里的观点，她作为总统特别助理和椭圆形办公室副主任在白宫工作。哈里斯表示：”我认为越大越好，最大流通量的规格应该是他的偏好。”
委员会成员对纪念币规格的争论：
- 造币局正在研究将特朗普纪念币的尺寸设计得比常规1盎司金币更大（直径约1.3英寸），而该局最大的纪念币直径达3英寸，因此”正在考虑在这个范围内选择”。
- 委员詹姆斯·麦克克里里二世称，特朗普对大尺寸物品的偏好促使委员会支持更大规格，而哈里斯也表示赞同。
Federal commission made up of Trump appointees approves design of his commemorative gold coin
March 19, 2026 / 10:11 PM EDT / AP
A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President 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 Mr. Trump and his allies circumventing conventional past presidential practices. It’s the latest instance of Mr. 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.
A commemorative gold coin design featuring President Trump, in this undated handout image. U.S. Mint/Handout via REUTERS
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 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has used to get around that prohibition and put Mr. Trump on a coin.
She presented the coin’s final design at the commission’s March meeting on Thursday and said Mr. 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.
The front of the coin features an image of Mr. Trump in a suit and tie and with a stern look on his face. His fists rest on top of what is supposed to be a desk as he leans forward. Lettering on the top half of the coin spells “LIBERTY” in a slight arc. Directly underneath that are the dates 1776-2026. The words “IN GOD WE TRUST” are at the bottom, with seven stars on one side of the coin and six stars on the other side.
The reverse side depicts a bald eagle midflight with “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” on the right side and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” on the left side.
“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,” said Commissioner Chamberlain Harris, a top White House aide to Mr. Trump.
The coin will be part of a “very limited production run,” Sullivan said, but the number has not been determined. The size and denomination of the coin also have not yet been decided, she said. Some commissioners noted Mr. Trump’s fondness for big things as they advocated for the largest size coin.
The Mint, which is part of the Treasury Department, has looked at a size for the Trump coin that is larger than its 1-ounce gold coin, which is about 1.3 inches in diameter, Sullivan said.
Its largest coin is 3 inches, “so we’re looking somewhere in there,” she said.
“I think the president likes big things,” said Commissioner James McCrery II, who was the architect on Trump’s design proposal for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition to the White House. The fine arts commission approved that proposal at its February meeting.
Harris told McCrery she agreed with him. She works in the White House as a special assistant to the president and deputy director of the Oval Office.
“I think the larger the better. The largest of that circulation, I think, would be his preference,” Harris said, speaking of Mr. Trump.
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