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Dollar Bill … Take out a one-dollar bill and look at it
The one-dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957
in it's present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and
linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is
actually material. We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special
blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted
with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed
to give it that nice crisp look. If you look on the front of the bill, you
will
see the United States Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for
the balance, i.e., a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's
T-square, a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the
United States Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out, but what
is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know.
If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles. Both circles, together,
comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental
Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up
with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another
two years to get it approved.
If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid. Notice the
face is lighted and the western side is dark. This country was just begin-
ning. We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could
do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying
that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you
have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's
belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the
help of God, could do anything. "IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this cur-
rency. The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means "God
has favored our undertaking." The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS
ORDO SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun." At the base of
the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.
If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn
that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on
the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery
and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is
the seal of the President of the United States and it is always visible
whenever he speaks, yet no one knows what the symbols mean. The
Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: first,
he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong and he is smart enough to soar
above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken
from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This
country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a
white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming
together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E. PLURIBUS
UNUM," meaning "one nation from many people." Above the Eagle you
have thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies, and any
clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming
Together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an
Olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never
be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the
olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.
They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a
worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or
any hotel or motels with a 13th floor. But, think about this: 13 original
colonies, 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the
Latin above, 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum", 13 stars above the Eagle,
13 plumes of feathers on each span of the Eagle's wing, 13 bars on that
shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look closely,
13 arrows. And for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
Pass this on. Your children don't know this and their history teachers
don't know this. Too many have given up too much to ever let the
meaning fade.
Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care.
Too many veterans never came home at all. Tell everyone what is on the
Back of the one-dollar bill and what it stands for, because nobody else
will.
The one-dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957
in it's present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and
linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is
actually material. We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special
blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted
with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed
to give it that nice crisp look. If you look on the front of the bill, you
will
see the United States Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for
the balance, i.e., a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's
T-square, a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the
United States Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out, but what
is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know.
If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles. Both circles, together,
comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental
Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up
with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another
two years to get it approved.
If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid. Notice the
face is lighted and the western side is dark. This country was just begin-
ning. We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could
do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying
that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you
have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's
belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the
help of God, could do anything. "IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this cur-
rency. The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means "God
has favored our undertaking." The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS
ORDO SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun." At the base of
the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.
If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn
that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on
the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery
and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is
the seal of the President of the United States and it is always visible
whenever he speaks, yet no one knows what the symbols mean. The
Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: first,
he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong and he is smart enough to soar
above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken
from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This
country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a
white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming
together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E. PLURIBUS
UNUM," meaning "one nation from many people." Above the Eagle you
have thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies, and any
clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming
Together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an
Olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never
be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the
olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.
They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a
worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or
any hotel or motels with a 13th floor. But, think about this: 13 original
colonies, 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the
Latin above, 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum", 13 stars above the Eagle,
13 plumes of feathers on each span of the Eagle's wing, 13 bars on that
shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look closely,
13 arrows. And for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
Pass this on. Your children don't know this and their history teachers
don't know this. Too many have given up too much to ever let the
meaning fade.
Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care.
Too many veterans never came home at all. Tell everyone what is on the
Back of the one-dollar bill and what it stands for, because nobody else
will.
