The Treasury Department announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s signature will be added to an upcoming series of hundred-dollar bills printed this summer in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary.
“There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S. dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semiquincentennial,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
NOTUS reported earlier this month that the Trump Organization had filed several trademarks connecting the president’s name to merchandising and promotional items honoring the country’s 250th anniversary.
The president had previously attempted to release a $1 coin bearing his portrait, but the effort stalled as federal law prohibits living individuals from appearing on U.S. coins.
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The addition of Trump’s signature will be a first for a sitting president, as the name of the U.S. treasurer has appeared on the country’s currency since 1861 and the secretary of treasury’s signature was incorporated in 1914. No other design elements of the bill are expected to change.
“The President’s mark on history as the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival is undeniable,” U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said. “Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved.”
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