What phrase names the theme of the 2026 America250 dime?

“Liberty over Tyranny” is the theme of the 2026 America250 dime.

The dime’s design pairs a representation of Liberty on the obverse with an eagle in flight carrying arrows on the reverse. The theme expresses the coin’s central contrast: liberty prevailing over oppression. Eric David Custer designed the reverse, while Esao Andrews designed the obverse.

The phrase belongs specifically to the dime, not to the five 2026 quarters. Those quarters have separate subjects connected with the Mayflower Compact, the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address. Other phrases associated with proposed or related coin designs include “Enduring Liberty,” “Votes for Women,” and “We Shall Overcome.”

The dime entered circulation on January 5, 2026, alongside other early semiquincentennial issues. It was part of a broader 2026 coin program recognizing the 250th anniversary of American independence through redesigned circulating and collector coins.