White House releases commemorative coin for North Korea talks

The White House Communications Agency on Monday released a commemorative “trip coin” to mark the upcoming summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

One side of the coin features Air Force One taking off over the White House, while the flip side depicts silhouettes of Trump and Kim. The coin refers to Kim as “supreme leader,” and denotes the occasion as “peace talks.” 

The White House Communications Agency is a subset of the Defense Information Systems Agency. It provides information updates on behalf of military partners.

{mosads}Trump is scheduled to meet with Kim on June 12 in Singapore. However, North Korea has cast some uncertainty on the planned summit in recent days.

The country warned that it may cancel the talks in light of military drills between the U.S. and South Korea, as well as remarks from national security adviser John Bolton referring to the “Libya model” of nuclear disarmament for Pyongyang. The White House considers the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear program to be the ultimate goal of the talks.

The White House and State Department have said they are continuing to plan for the summit despite those warnings.

In return, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would lift economic sanctions on North Korea and open the country up to private capital if it is willing to give up its nukes. Pompeo has visited with Kim twice in recent months.