Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Wednesday said he has gotten more than a million responses to his request for comments on how U.S. currency should be redesigned and recommendations for what woman should become the first female on U.S. paper money in more than a century.
Lew said it has been a “remarkable outpouring” of tweets, retweets and handwritten letters. He said among the “interesting commentary” are suggestions to replace some of the buildings now on the currency with more direct depictions of the democracy theme that will be used in the redesign.
Lew set off a furor in June by announcing a redesign of the $10 bill that would replace the portrait of Alexander Hamilton with a woman.
Lew said a decision is expected “in the very near future.” Lew said that although a woman’s portrait will be on the $10 bill, Hamilton will be honored in some way.
“I have been very clear that it is about time that we have a woman reflected on our paper currency,” Lew said.
