The U.S. dollar is getting a historic makeover.

The Treasury Department announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency alongside that of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

A First In American History

No sitting president has ever had their signature on U.S. banknotes. Trump’s signature will replace that of the U.S. Treasurer, a position whose holder has been featured on currency for over a century. The new bills are expected to roll out later this year.

The Treasury is framing the change as a tribute to America’s Semiquincentennial, the nation’s 250th anniversary.

“There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country,” Bessent said in a statement, tying the move to what he described as a path toward “unprecedented economic growth, lasting dollar dominance, and fiscal strength.”

Treasurer Brandon Beach called Trump “the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival,” saying printing his signature on U.S. ...