A series of U.S. passports with a large image of President Donald Trump on the inside cover will be issued this year as part of the country's 250th anniversary, the State Department announced Tuesday.
“As the United States celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed U.S. Passports to commemorate this historic occasion,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in an email to NBC News. “These passports will feature customized artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features that make the U.S. Passport the most secure documents in the world.”
The special edition passport will be the default out of the Washington Passport Agency while it is available, according to a State Department official, while online options or other locations will maintain the existing passport design.
The commemorative passport design was first reported by Fox News.
The new design shows the president’s image superimposed over the Declaration of Independence and an American flag and features Trump's signature in gold lettering. A famous painting of the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence will be featured on another page.
The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for information on whether an image of a sitting American president has ever been included in a U.S. passport before.
Olivia Wales, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement that Trump's “new patriotic passport design provides yet another great way Americans can join in the spectacular celebrations for America’s 250th birthday” and that Trump “continues to proudly lead a renewal of national pride and patriotism during our historic semiquincentennial celebration.”
Trump's image and signature are also being added to U.S. dollars and coins.
In March, a federal commission consisting solely of Trump-appointed members voted to approve a 24-carat commemorative gold coin depicting the president in honor of the 250th anniversary.
That same month, the Treasury Department announced that it was adding Trump's signature to U.S. dollar bills — the first time a sitting president’s signature will go on paper currency. Historically, paper currency has carried the signatures of the treasury secretary and the treasurer.
Trump's name and image have popped up elsewhere across the federal government. His name has been added to the exterior of the U.S. Institute of Peace and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, while large banners with the president's picture have been hung from the Justice, Agriculture and Labor departments.
His name has also been attached to discount drug programs, savings accounts and proposed warships.
