U.S. paper currency will begin carrying President Donald Trump’s signature this summer, marking the first time a sitting president’s signature appears on American money, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
The redesigned notes are planned as part of the 250th anniversary of American independence. The change will also remove the signature of the U.S. treasurer, ending a practice in place since 1861, when federal currency was first issued.
The first $100 bills bearing the signatures of Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are scheduled for printing in June, with other denominations to follow. Treasury officials said it may take several weeks for the new notes to enter circulation through banks.
Currency currently in production continues to display the signatures of former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and former Treasurer Lynn Malerba. Malerba will be the last treasurer to have a signature appear on U.S. currency under the longstanding system.
Treasury officials said the overall design of the bills will remain unchanged aside from the signature update. A mock-up of the revised $100 bill was not immediately available.
Bessent said in a statement the move aligns with the upcoming anniversary, calling it an appropriate recognition of the period. The Treasury cited its authority under federal law to modify currency designs for security purposes, while maintaining required elements such as “In God We Trust” and the use of portraits of deceased individuals.
An effort to introduce a circulating $1 coin depicting Trump has faced legal restrictions prohibiting images of living individuals on U.S. coins.
