The US Treasury Department says it is preparing to add President Donald Trump’s signature to all dollar notes, the first time a sitting president’s signature will appear on US currency.
The signature is expected to appear alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s and replace the US treasurer’s name, which has appeared on currency for more than a century.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, we are on a path toward unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength and stability,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement announcing the decision.
In 2025, during the first year of Trump’s second term, the US dollar fell by its steepest annual margin in 50 years.
The Treasury told the Reuters news agency that the first $100 bills bearing the signatures will be printed in June, with other denominations to follow.
Efforts to put Trump’s name on federal government projects
The signature change is the latest in a series of efforts by the Trump administration and its allies to place the president’s name on buildings, institutions, government programs, ships and coins.
Earlier this month, a federal arts commission approved a design for a 24‑karat gold commemorative coin bearing Trump’s likeness to mark America’s 250th birthday on July 4.
“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,” Bessent said.
There was fierce backlash against the renaming of Washington’s premier performance venue as the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Image: Olivier Douliery/ABACA/picture alliance
Other national institutions have been renamed or rebranded:
– The Kennedy Center: a board voted to rename it the Trump‑Kennedy Center
– The US Institute of Peace: renamed the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace
– A new generation of US Navy vessels dubbed ‘Trump‑class’ battleships
– A federal drug‑pricing website called TrumpRx.gov
Not all of the name changes have been welcomed; some face legal challenges.
Edited by: Rana Taha