Treasurer’s signature to be removed for first time since 1861 in change made to mark US’s 250th anniversary
Donald Trump’s signature will soon appear on US paper currency, the treasury department announced Thursday.
The move marks the first time a sitting US president’s signature will appear on legal tender. To accommodate this change, the treasurer’s signature will be removed for the first time since 1861.
The treasury said it would make the adjustment to commemorate the US’s upcoming 250th anniversary.
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement: “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability. There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J Trump than US dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semiquincentennial.”
