Featuring Trump on US coins and bills would put America in rare company

A professor of international relations counted the sitting leaders on over 1,000 of the world’s banknotes and coins; almost every one of them is a king or a queen.

By: Jacques Hymans, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; University of Southern California, The Conversation

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Published: July 20, 2026

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By Jacques Hymans, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; University of Southern California

A slang term for cash money is “dead presidents.” But now the very much alive President Donald Trump could appear on U.S. coins and banknotes, too.

Ever since Trump returned to power in 2025, his administration has put the president’s face and name on all sorts of things, from federal buildings to national park passes. Putting him on …

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