Yellen, Malerba Become First Female Pair to Sign US Currency

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, (L), and Treasurer of the United States Chief Lynn Malerba show of money they autographed during a tour of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's (BEP) Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 8, 2022. (LM Otero/AP Photo)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba on Thursday became the first female pair to sign U.S. currency.

Yellen joked during a stop in Texas about the bad handwriting of some of her predecessors and said, “I will admit, I spent some quality time practicing my signature.”

“Two women on the currency for the first time is truly momentous,” added Malerba, who traveled with Yellen to a Bureau of Engraving and Printing facility in Forth Worth to provide their signatures.

They ceremonially signed fresh sheets of bills in $1 and $5 denominations and posed with samples to mark the history-making moment. The new notes will go into circulation next year.

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen's signature on a just printed sheet of bills during a visit to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's (BEP) Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 8, 2022. (LM Otero/AP Photo)