Enlightening Information
THE UNITED STATES ONE 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 its 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 a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's 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 beginning. We had not begun to explore
the West or decided what we could do for Western Civilization.
The Pyramid is un-capped, 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 currency. 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 very few people know 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 hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But think
about this: 13 original colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration
of Independence, 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 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.
I always ask people, "Why don't you know this?"
Your children don't know this, and their history teachers don't
know this. Too many veterans 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.
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is on the back of the UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what
it stands for... Otherwise, they will probably never know...
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