The first American banknotes signed by two women were introduced, marking the first time in American history, and the first event of its kind was held in Fort Worth, Texas.
And US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced a precedent in American history when she first showed a $5 coin signed by two women.
Yellen’s signature will appear next to that of Lynn Malerpa, Treasurer of the US Department of the Treasury and the first Native American to hold the post.
Yellen joked about the poor handwriting of some of her former male employees, saying, “I admit I spent some time practicing my signature.”
For her part, added Malirpa, who traveled with Yellen to the Mint’s office in Fort Worth, Texas, to present her signatures.
They signed the new one and five dollar bills, and photographs of them were taken with the models to document the historic moment.
The new coins will go into circulation next year.
New bills just dropped.@BEPgov began issuing the first dollars signed by Secretary Janet Yellen and Chief Treasurer Lynn Malerba. The notes mark the first time that a U.S. currency bears the signature of a female Treasury Secretary. pic.twitter.com/DVSQVnyTrU
— Ministry of Finance (@USTreasury) December 8, 2022
Secretary Janet Yellen helped the Treasury mark an important milestone in US history when she held up a freshly minted $5 bill signed for the first time by two women: https://t.co/sGUrJkswaf ????????
Her signature is next to that of US Treasurer Lynn Malerba. pic.twitter.com/91PlnTM0lX
— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) December 8, 2022
Secretary of the Treasury Department Janet Yellen traveled to Texas today to mark an important and historic milestone by seeing the first $1 and $5 banknotes printed with her signature.https://t.co/keXUkYseLK
– KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) December 8, 2022
Source: Associated Press.