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U.S. Mint Quietly Changed an Iconic Symbol on 250th Anniversary Coins
The dime's reverse features an eagle clutching only arrows, omitting the olive branch to symbolize readiness for war over peace, a change authorized by Congress for 2026.
- The U.S. Mint unveiled a Semiquincentennial dime with a modern Liberty obverse and an eagle clutching arrows but no olive branch on the reverse, as the artist explained .
- Congress authorized the Semiquincentennial coinage program bearing dual dates 1776–2026, with final approval from the Secretary of the Treasury after reviews by Mint artists and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
- Acting U.S. Mint Director Kristie McNally said the designs aim to let Americans hold 250 years of history in their hands, depicting the nation’s journey toward a more perfect union, based on the Great Seal and reviewed by Mint officials and advisors.
- Observers noted the olive branch’s absence and its historical meaning for peace, while Fortune and critics said the omission raises eyebrows, prompting debate among historians, social media, and scholars.
- The change is the most-sweeping redesign of circulating U.S. coins since the 1976 Bicentennial, erasing half of the Founding-era designers of the Great Seal’s balance between peace and war.
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