Overview
- State Department officials said Tuesday they will release a limited run of special U.S. passports this summer for the 250th anniversary that feature President Donald Trump’s image on the inside cover with his gold signature.
- The commemorative booklet will be the default option for in-person applicants at the Washington Passport Agency while supplies last, with the standard design continuing for online applications and other locations.
- Officials said there is no extra fee and the travel document keeps all current security features, which include anti-counterfeit materials and embedded safeguards used in today’s passports.
- The government has not disclosed how many will be produced, and a State Department official rejected early reports of a 25,000-copy run as inaccurate while leaving open questions about whether applicants can opt out.
- Artwork shown in agency renderings includes the Declaration of Independence, John Trumbull’s painting of the signing, and flag motifs, and the rollout fits a broader America250 push that also adds Trump’s likeness to coins and his signature to paper currency, a departure historians say is unusual for modern passports.