Entity: U.S. Department of the Treasury
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U.S. Department of the Treasury

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury can impose sanctions that freeze assets located in the United States and block U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with designated businesses and individuals.
October 06, 2025 high temporal
This describes a general enforcement effect of U.S. Treasury sanctions.
Under a 2021 law, the U.S. Treasury is authorized to issue $1 commemorative coins to mark the United States' 250th anniversary (the semiquincentennial).
January 01, 2021 high temporal
Statutory authorization enabling issuance of $1 commemorative coins for the nation's 250th anniversary.
Federal law prohibits the U.S. Treasury from issuing circulating currency that bears the image of a living current or former president.
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Legal restriction intended to avoid appearance of monarchy.
U.S. regulations require a two-year waiting period after the death of a former or current president before issuing currency that depicts that president's likeness.
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Administrative timing rule governing use of presidential likeness on currency.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces U.S. paper currency, while the U.S. Mint (part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury) produces commemorative coins.
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Division of production responsibilities within the U.S. Treasury for currency versus commemorative coinage.