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Treasury Explores $250 Bill Design Featuring President Trump
The Trump administration and U.S. Treasury are developing a $250 bill that would carry President Trump's image. If issued, the note would mark the first time a living person has appeared on U.S. currency since 1866.
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U.S. Treasury Department are designing a new $250 bill that would feature President Trump, according to reporting by the Washington Post. Multiple social-media accounts summarized the same Washington Post account on May 28.
U.S. law and longstanding practice limit portraits on paper currency to deceased individuals. The most recent living person depicted was Salmon P. Chase, whose image appeared on the $10,000 bill last issued in 1946. A redesign would therefore require either new legislation or a reinterpretation of existing statutes governing currency portraits.
The Washington Post account states that design work is underway but does not indicate whether the bill has advanced to the engraving or production stage. No timeline for issuance or formal announcement by the Treasury was provided in the reporting.
The proposal has drawn attention on social media, with some accounts noting the historical significance if a living president were to appear on circulating currency. No statements from congressional leaders or Treasury officials were included in the available coverage.
