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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
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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"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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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". |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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. Share this page with everyone , so they can learn what is on
the back of the UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands
for...
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