US currency to bear Trump’s signature in first for a sitting president
It is the latest instance of Trump putting his name and likeness on American cultural institutions
The US Treasury Department plans to put US President Donald Trump’s signature on all new US paper currency, the agency announced on Thursday.
The move would be a first for a sitting president, since traditionally, US paper currency carries the signatures of the Treasury secretary and the treasurer, not the president.
The news was first reported by Vanity Fair.
It was the latest instance of Trump putting his name and likeness on American cultural institutions, following his renaming of the US Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Centre performing arts venue and a new class of battleships, among other tributes.
And the plans come in tandem with an ongoing effort to get Trump’s face on a coin.
Earlier this month, a federal arts commission approved the final design for a 24-carat gold commemorative coin bearing Trump’s image to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday on July 4.