As the daily notes, this would be the first time a living person has been featured on an American banknote in over 150 years. The newspaper's sources say that two Treasury Department officials – U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and his adviser Mike Brown – have been pressuring employees of the agency's Bureau of Engraving and Printing to prepare a prototype of the banknote since last year.
A banknote with Donald Trump's image? The pressure is on
The pressure from Beach and Brown has raised concerns among workers because current regulations clearly state that only deceased persons can appear on banknotes.
As part of the pressure, Beach distributed bill designs to office workers in August and September. In one of them, President Trump's likeness appears in the center of a $250 banknote, between the signatures of the head of state and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
British artist Ian Alexander, who designed the banknote, was to talk to Trump on this matter, according to The Washington Post.
Draft bill regarding a banknote for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA
The daily reminds that last year a bill was submitted to Congress that would allow Trump's image to be placed on a $250 banknote. on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA. The project has stalled.
A spokesman for the Treasury Department said that the printing house is conducting analyzes and planning work in response to the draft law. “If this bill becomes law, the office will take active steps to issue a commemorative $250 banknote that will appropriately commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our great nation,” he said.
