A sample of a limited release commemorative US passport that celebrates America’s 250th birthday and features a picture of Donald Trump (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

The US State Department has said it is preparing a limited release of commemorative passports celebrating America’s 250th birthday that feature a picture of Donald Trump.

Between 25,000 and 30,000 of the new passports will be available to applicants at the Washington DC passport office beginning shortly before July 4.

Mr Trump will be the first living president to be featured in the travel document and it is the latest instance of him having his name and likeness added to buildings, documents and other highly visible tributes.

There are efforts to put Mr Trump’s signature on all new US paper currency, which is also a first for a sitting president, as well as to include his image on a gold commemorative coin to celebrate the country’s founding.

The commemorative passport will be the default document for people applying in person at the Washington DC office, although those who want a standard passport will be able to get one by applying online or outside the district, officials said.

“As the United States celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in July, the State Department is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed US passports to commemorate this historic occasion,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said.

“These passports will feature customised artwork and enhanced imagery while maintaining the same security features that make the US passport the most secure documents in the world,” he said.

The limited release passport will feature Mr Trump’s picture over a gold imprimatur of his signature to an interior page, while the cover will feature the words “United States of America” in bold gold print at the top and “Passport” at the bottom — a reversal of the standard cover.

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