The U.S. dollar is getting a historic makeover.
The Treasury Department announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency alongside that of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
A First In American History
No sitting president has ever had their signature on U.S. banknotes. Trump’s signature will replace that of the U.S. Treasurer, a position whose holder has been featured on currency for over a century. The new bills are expected to roll out later this year.
The Treasury is framing the change as a tribute to America’s Semiquincentennial — the nation’s 250th anniversary.
“There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country,” Bessent said in a statement, tying the move to what he described as a path toward “unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength.”
Treasurer Brandon Beach called Trump “the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival,” saying printing his signature on U.S. …
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