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Posted: 1/6/2002 7:31:33 AM EDT
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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
nice crisp look.


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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."[img]http://funone.com/2001/08/dollar/4back.jpg[/img] 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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cont.
Link Posted: 1/6/2002 7:32:12 AM EDT
[#1]
     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.[img]http://funone.com/2001/08/dollar/6back.jpg[/img]
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.

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Link Posted: 1/6/2002 7:38:46 AM EDT
[#2]
I'm sure someone has a link to a conspiracy site that "decodes" the NWO/mason/illuminati/bilderburger secret codes and other such nonsense that is said to exist on the dollar.
Link Posted: 1/6/2002 6:31:48 PM EDT
[#3]
Quoted:
It is actually material.
We've all washed it without it falling apart.
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I've accidentally washed them and they came out looking new.
Link Posted: 1/6/2002 6:45:36 PM EDT
[#4]
How'd those plates and negatives come out?[;)]
Link Posted: 1/6/2002 7:21:32 PM EDT
[#5]
Quoted:
Quoted:
It is actually material.
We've all washed it without it falling apart.
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I've accidentally washed them and they came out looking new.
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Is this what you call money laundering?[;D]LOL!
Link Posted: 1/7/2002 10:07:34 PM EDT
[#6]
On the front side of the bill in the upper right hand corner between the shield around the "1" and the leaves there appears to be a spider.
What the f**k does that symbolize???
Is it possibly the sticky web of our government that we are all entrapped in?
Link Posted: 1/7/2002 10:36:46 PM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
"E PLURIBUS UNUM",
meaning, "one nation from many people".


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E Pluribus Unum is translated as "One, from many" pertaining to the ingredients in a soup.

[:)] not to be picky, but the nuns from high school were rapping my knuckles for that one.
Link Posted: 1/7/2002 10:56:10 PM EDT
[#8]
 The 13 arrows, representing the states (at that time) in the Union, are clenched in a bundle.  This was to signify their unbreakable strength when united.  

Also, note that little damn owl on the upper right hand corner of the bill, on the upper left ledge of the "1" border.  Pretty novel, but my .02 nonetheless.    
Link Posted: 1/8/2002 4:15:02 AM EDT
[#9]
Too many veterans
have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade.
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Uh-huh...  No doubt that when things got tough at Anzio or the Chosin Reservoir that the thought of all the arcane symbols on the dollar bill is what kept the troops going.  [rolleyes]
Link Posted: 1/8/2002 4:24:53 AM EDT
[#10]
You mention the superstition surrounding the number 13 (extreme cases are known as "triskedekiphobia") but do you know where that actually comes from?

Look to your Bible for the answer - the original fear was of having thirteen seated at the table, a carryover from the betrayal of Christ from the Last Supper.  Twelve disciples + Christ = thirteen.

A little more arcane and semi-useful lore...

FFZ
Link Posted: 1/8/2002 5:45:42 AM EDT
[#11]
Very cool...thanks for re-posting Ponyboy.
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