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US Treasury Chief Lynn Malerba, the first Native American to serve in that role, to see $1 and $5 bills being printed with their signatures.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday(8th Dec 2022) hailed fellow pioneers during the unveiling of the first US banknotes printed with two women's signatures while calling for "much more" work to advance equity for women and minorities.
Yellen, the first woman to head the Treasury and chair the US Federal Reserve, said the new banknotes being produced at the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) site in Fort Worth, Texas, were a reminder of the contributions of women who have worked at Treasury and in economics.
Seeing the bills for the first time, Yellen told Malerba: "Oh my gosh. Here we are." Asked how she felt, a beaming Yellen told reporters: "Excited. Honored. Thrilled."
The banknotes, to be delivered to the Federal Reserve this month and enter circulation next year, are the first to carry the signature of a female Treasury chief and a Native woman.
The Fort Worth facility - one of two in the United States - prints over 50% of US paper currency each year. The other one, in Washington, will begin printing the new bills in January or February..
Source : Business Today
