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Treasury Completes Design of $250 Bill Featuring Trump for Nation's 250th Anniversary
The U.S. Treasury has prepared a design for a $250 bill featuring President Trump's image. The plan requires new legislation because current law bars living people from appearing on currency.
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The Treasury Department has completed the artwork and security features for a proposed $250 bill that would feature President Trump’s portrait to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday.
Bessent told reporters the department had finished work on the note’s design and anti-counterfeiting measures, which match those used on other denominations. The proposal would require Congress to pass legislation authorizing the new denomination and providing an exemption to the existing restriction that has kept living presidents off paper currency for decades.
No living president has appeared on U.S. paper currency since the ban took effect. If approved, the $250 note would become the highest-value bill in active circulation. Treasury officials said the bill would carry standard anti-counterfeiting measures used on other denominations.
The White House is urging Congress to pass the necessary legislation. Bessent’s remarks on May 28, 2026, confirmed that the artwork and security features are complete. No timeline for legislative action has been announced.
