Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has unveiled the first U.S. dollars bearing her signature, marking the first time a woman's signature appears on the nation's currency.
Janet Yellen delivers remarks during a press conference at the Treasury Department on July 28. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images, marking the first time a woman's signature appears on the nation's currency.The updated $1 and $5 dollar bills will be delivered to the Federal Reserve later this month and enter circulation early next year, a Treasury spokesperson said.
Yellen's signature appears alongside that of the U.S. Treasurer, Marilynn "Lynn" Malerba — the first Native American to serve in that role.in January of last year, but dollar notes have still been printed with former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's signature throughout Yellen's tenure.
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