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WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump\u2019s meme coin may be getting fresh competition. <\/p>\n

Key administration officials are pushing the Treasury Department\u2019s Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design a $250 banknote with Trump\u2019s image, the Washington Post reported.<\/p>\n

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Should the Treasury Department move ahead with the plan, it would mark the first time a living person\u2019s face was slapped on the greenback since 1866. <\/p>\n

The $250 note would be a a nod to America\u2019s 250th birthday this year.<\/p>\n

Under the Thayer Amendment, which passed in 1866, it is illegal to put the likeness of a living person on official US currency, bonds, or other financial notes.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, US Treasurer Brandon Beach and his top adviser, Mike Brown, pushed for development of the new banknote, with Beach giving staff mock-up designs in August and September of last year, according to the report. <\/p>\n

The mock-ups featured Trump\u2019s face in the middle of the $250 note as well as the president\u2019s and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Patricia Solimene reportedly protested to Beach and Brown that there are legal and other hurdles the agency needs to clear to make a new banknote.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe had told them we\u2019re not authorized to do this. We can\u2019t progress any further, and all the stakeholders have not even met to discuss the next steps,\u201d a source told the outlet. \u201cCurrency often takes six to eight years to produce a new bill, particularly one of such high value.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Post contacted the White House and Treasury Department for comment. <\/p>\n

On April 27, Solimene was reassigned, telling her peers that she was departing the role with a \u201cheavy heart\u201d and that the change was \u201cnot my choice,\u201d the WaPo claimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe buck stopped here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown has since become the acting director of the agency.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Thayer Amendment,\u00a0there is another law\u00a0limiting Uncle Sam to specific denominations, and $250 isn\u2019t on that list.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speculation about Trump eventually pursuing a banknote with his face on it has swirled on Capitol Hill. Multiple Democrats have introduced legislation to bar that from happening. <\/p>\n

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) rolled out legislation in April barring Trump\u2019s signature from appearing on the greenback. Last year, multiple senators unveiled a bill to block Trump from putting his face on a coin.<\/p>\n

On the other side, freshman Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) rolled out legislation last year to put Trump\u2019s face on the $100 banknote, kicking off Benjamin Franklin. Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) has pushed for Trump\u2019s face to appear on a $250 bill. <\/p>\n

None of those pieces of legislation have gained traction in either chamber of Congress.<\/p>\n

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