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Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 446 words · By Reuters
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By David Lawder The redesigned notes, planned to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, will also for the first time in 165 years drop the signature of the U.S.

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What happened

By David Lawder The redesigned notes, planned to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, will also for the first time in 165 years drop the signature of the U.S.

Why it matters

treasurer, who reports to the Treasury Secretary and oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the U.S.

Common ground

The first $100 bills with Trump's signature and that of U.S.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The signature change is the latest effort by the Trump administration and its allies to put the president's name on buildings, institutions, government programs, warships and coins”
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Web search results connect the signature change to the Trump administration's efforts to feature his name on currency, but this interpretation is presented across multiple search snippets without independent corroboration from different news organizations.
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web search NEUTRAL — First presidency of Donald Trump, the United States presidential administration from 2017 to 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Treasury said new notes will carry Trump’s signature alongside that of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. To implement the change, the treasurer’s signature will be removed — the first time this…
https://www.news18.com/world/trumps-signature-to-appear-on-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — US paper currency will soon feature President Donald Trump’s signature going forward, the US Treasury Department announced Thursday. It will be the first time a sitting US president’s signature has ap…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/redacting-trumps-signature-o…
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Claim 2: “An effort for a circulating $1 Trump coin was set back by laws prohibiting the depiction of living individuals on U.S. coins”
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The claim that an effort for a circulating $1 Trump coin was blocked by laws prohibiting the depiction of living individuals is found in web search results, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific legal restriction or setback.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ATTEMPT is to make an effort to do, accomplish, solve, or effect. How to use attempt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Attempt.
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web search NEUTRAL — ATTEMPT definition: 1. to try to do something, especially something difficult: 2. the act of trying to do something…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/attempt
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web search NEUTRAL — In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes an attempt on a sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make an attempt to break it.
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Claim 3: “The redesigned notes, planned to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, will also for the first time in 165 years drop the signature of the U.S. treasurer”
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Multiple web search results report that redesigned $100 bills are expected in June, timed to the 250th anniversary, and that the signature of the U.S. treasurer will be dropped for the first time in 165 years. The sources indicate the Treasury Secretary has sole authority over bill design.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 165 is a north–south United States highway spur of U.S. Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km) from U.S. Route 90 in Iowa, Louisiana north to U.S. Highway 70 in North Little …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling 2,655 miles (4,273 km) from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia. The highway's eastern terminus is in Virg…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,381 miles (3,832 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_70
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Claim 4: “The Treasury is still producing notes bearing the signatures of former President Joe Biden's Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, and former Treasurer Lynn Malerba”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Series 2021 currency sheets feature the signatures of Janet Yellen and Lynn Malerba, noting this is a first for U.S. history. One source cites Yellen's role as the first woman Treasury Secretary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist who served as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury from 2021 to 2025. She also served as chair of the Federal Reserve fr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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Claim 5: “Vanity Fair was the first to report the news”
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Claim 6: “The new bills may take several weeks to circulate through banks”
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The claim that new U.S. currency may take several weeks to circulate through financial institutions is mentioned in the context of the currency change in web search results, but no other independent sources corroborate this timeline.
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Claim 7: “The first $100 bills with Trump's signature and that of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June”
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The claim that the first $100 bills featuring Trump's signature and Scott Bessent's will be printed in June is reported in web search results, but there are no corroborating reports from independent news sources or Wikipedia to confirm this specific detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury. Bessent was a p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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Claim 8: “The law requires keeping certain elements, including the words 'In God We Trust,' and only allows portraits of deceased individuals”
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Wikipedia entries confirm that the U.S. motto 'In God We Trust' is an official motto adopted by the U.S. Congress, and the general context of currency law is discussed in relation to official mottos and historical elements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "In God We Trust" (also rendered as "In God we trust") is the official motto of the United States, the U.S. state of Florida, and the nation of Nicaragua (Spanish: En Dios confiamos). It was adopted b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The flag of the U.S. state of Mississippi was adopted on January 11, 2021, replacing the previous design discontinued in 2020. Its design consists of a white magnolia blossom surrounded by 21 stars an…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God's_Not_Dead:_We_the_People
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Claim 9: “A statute governing the printing of Federal Reserve notes gives the Treasury broad discretion to change designs to guard against counterfeiting”
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No evidence was gathered from any source (cross-reference, web search, or Wikipedia) regarding a statute granting the Treasury broad discretion to change currency designs to guard against counterfeiting.
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Claim 10: “Malerba will be the last of an unbroken line of treasurers whose signatures have appeared on U.S. federal currency since 1861”
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Multiple web search results state that Malerba will be the last treasurer to sign U.S. federal currency since 1861, marking the end of an unbroken line of signatures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The treasurer of the United States is an officer in the United States Department of the Treasury who serves as the custodian and trustee of the federal government's collateral assets and the superviso…
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Claim 11: “The overall designs of bills will not change, except for Trump's signature replacing the Treasurer's”
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Claim 12: “A mock-up of the $100 bill with Trump's signature was not immediately available”
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Claim 13: “A federal arts panel, whose members Trump appointed, approved last week the design for a commemorative gold coin with Trump's image”
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Multiple web search results report that a federal arts panel, comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump, approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image.
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal arts panel comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump on Thursday unanimously approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image, part of a series of coins the U.S. Mint is ...
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump's handpicked arts commission voted on Thursday to approve a commemorative, 24-karat gold coin bearing Mr. Trump's image, brushing aside debate over whether the coin violates ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/politics/trump-gold-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Commission of Fine Arts, an advisory board whose members were handpicked by Trump, approved the general design on March 19 for a gold commemorative coin emblazoned with the president's image.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/03/19/gold-t…
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