Newly-released U.S. $1 coins featuring an image of President Donald Trump were released on Wednesday (September 2) as part of the nation's 250th anniversary.

The design features the words "Liberty," "In God We Trust" and "1776-2026" on the front and an image of the bald eagle from the presidential seal on the back.

The coins went on sale through the U.S. Mint and are being produced in Philadelphia, according to the Treasury Department.

Critics have raised questions about the design's legality. Congress in 2020 passed a law allowing the Treasury Secretary to mint $1 coins to mark the 250th anniversary, but that law forbade designs portraying a living person.

In an interview with Fox News back in July, Bessent noted that in commemoration of the 150th U.S. anniversary, then-President Calvin Coolidge was placed on a coin. "So we can put living people's images on a coin," Bessent said.

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VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF U.S. $1 COIN WITH IMAGE OF U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP

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1. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF U.S. $1 COINS WITH IMAGE OF U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP

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3. (PARTIALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) VARIOUS STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FRONT AND BACK OF DONALD TRUMP $1 COINS

4. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF PERSON HOLDING DONALD TRUMP $1 COINS

5. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF PEOPLE WALKING INTO UNITED STATES MINT COIN STORE

6. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF MACHINE FOR PURCHASING DONALD TRUMP $1 COINS TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE INSIDE STORE

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8. STILL PHOTOGRAPH OF PEOPLE QUEUEING INSIDE STORE TO PURCHASE DONALD TRUMP $1 COINS