President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a new design for a special commemorative United States passport featuring his image, as part of activities marking America’s 250th anniversary.
Sharing the design on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “The U.S.A.’s New Passport, which says, ‘Welcome, but be good!”
The sample page released by the president shows his image positioned behind the Resolute Desk, with the original text of the Declaration of Independence displayed in the background and his signature at the bottom.
An adjacent page features John Trumbull’s famous painting, “The Declaration of Independence.”
The artwork appears to be based on Trump’s portrait housed at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington. It differs from earlier passport renderings unveiled by the State Department, which used a different image of the president.
Later on Friday, the White House’s X account shared the same passport image and captioned it, “New U.S. Passport to Commemorate America’s 250th.”
When asked whether the latest image represented the final official design for the commemorative passport, the White House referred inquiries to the State Department. CNN reported that it had also contacted the department for clarification.
The limited-edition passport was first announced in April as part of celebrations for the nation’s 250th anniversary. Officials described it as “a limited-edition U.S. passport to commemorate the historic occasion of America’s 250th anniversary,” adding that it would feature “custom artwork and enhanced images on the front, back, and inside covers.”
An official told CNN at the time that the commemorative version “will be the default passport out of the Washington Passport Agency when available” for individuals renewing their passports in person at the agency.
The official further explained that “Online options or other locations will maintain existing passport design.”
At present, the inside front cover of U.S. passports displays Percy Moran’s painting depicting Francis Scott Key on the morning after the bombardment of Fort McHenry, the battle that inspired the writing of what later became the American national anthem. Excerpts from the anthem are also printed on the inside cover.
