Overview
- The Emerging Liberty Dime’s reverse shows an eagle clutching arrows beneath the inscription “Liberty over Tyranny,” with its other talon empty rather than holding the traditional olive branch.
- Congress authorized a temporary 1776–2026 redesign across circulating coins, with the dime, quarter, half dollar, penny, and dollar updated for the nation’s 250th anniversary.
- The dime’s obverse replaces Franklin D. Roosevelt with a modern Liberty for 2026, and the U.S. Mint says the Roosevelt design returns in 2027.
- Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee records show the dime concepts were reviewed in July 2024 and recommended in October 2024, with final approval by the Treasury Secretary.
- The artist behind the reverse says the missing branch signifies the Revolutionary era before peace was achieved, while commentary has questioned the break from long-standing olive-branch symbolism.