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For the first time in U.S. history, a sitting president, Donald Trump, will have his signature printed on paper currency.
This will going to breaks long-standing tradition where currency carried:
- The Treasury Secretary's signature
- The U.S. Treasurer's signature
There will be an end of a 165-Year Tradition. Lynn Malerba will be the last treasurer to appear on U.S. federal currency since 1861, when the U.S. government first issued it.
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The first $100 bills with Trump’s signature and that of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June.
Bessent said in a statement that the change was appropriate is for the U.S. 250th anniversary, given strong U.S. economic growth and financial stability during Trump’s second term.
Donald Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to have his signature printed on paper currency.
The first $100 bills with Trump's signature will be printed in June.
The new dollar bills will feature the signatures of Donald Trump and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
This change breaks the long-standing tradition of U.S. currency carrying only the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the U.S. Treasurer.
The previous tradition of currency bearing the signatures of the Treasury Secretary and the U.S. Treasurer has been in place since 1861, making it 165 years old.
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