Alexander Hamilton to Share Image on $10 Bill With a Woman

The identity of the female will be announced later this year, says Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

In a new generation of printed money, released in the year 2020, the $10 bill will feature a woman. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew explains the decision. Photo: AP

By Carol E. Lee

Updated Jun. 17, 2015 11:12 pm ET

For the first time in more than a century, a woman’s face will appear on an American bill.

The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it will replace the main image of its own founder, Alexander Hamilton, on the $10 bill, with a woman as yet to be determined. Mr. Hamilton will remain on the bill in a diminished way.

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