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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the department plans to add President Donald Trump’s signature to U.S. currency as part of commemorations for the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Under the proposal, the president’s signature would appear alongside Bessent’s on U.S. dollar bills, replacing the signature of the U.S. treasurer, according to reporting by The New York Times.
If implemented, the move would mark the first time a sitting president’s signature appears on U.S. currency. Bessent said the change is intended to recognize the country’s milestone anniversary.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability,” Bessent said in a statement.
“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,” he added.
U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach also voiced support for the plan.
“Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved,” Beach said, describing Trump as the “architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival.”
The announcement comes a week after the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin that will feature Trump’s likeness as part of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
The Treasury said in a statement to Reuters that the first $100 bills bearing the signatures of President Donald Trump and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June, with additional denominations to follow in the months ahead.
RSBN previously reported that the president’s likeness may also appear on the face of a $1 coin.
“Despite the radical left’s forced shutdown of our government, the facts are clear: Under the historic leadership of President Donald J. Trump, our nation is entering its 250th anniversary stronger, more prosperous, and better than ever,” an unidentified U.S. Treasury spokesperson told the outlet.
