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Posted: 10/30/2001 11:25:26 AM EDT
THE UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL

Take out a one dollar bill, and look at it. The one dollar bill you're looking at probably 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 minute red and blue silk fibers running through it. It is actually material and not paper. 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 a history lesson--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 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 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.

Link Posted: 10/30/2001 11:25:59 AM EDT
[#1]
con't

If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will see a symbol that 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, the eagle is not afraid of a storm; the eagle is strong, and the eagle is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, the eagle wears no material crown. Our county 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, are 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--almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13 or any hotels/motels with a 13th floor. But think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 13 stripes on our flag, 13steps 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.

So many of us do not know this about our currency. Your children probably don't know this, nor do their history teachers.

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 never came home at all.
Link Posted: 10/30/2001 11:32:19 AM EDT
[#2]
I got that in my E-mail this morning.  Thought it was interesting.
Link Posted: 10/30/2001 12:35:09 PM EDT
[#3]
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.
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This seal also appears on the badges of our beloved BATF.  Hooray! [BD]

The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means, "God has favored our undertaking."
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Literally, "Annuit coeptis" means "He/It agrees to the undertaking".

In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," meaning, "one nation from many people."
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A closer translation would be "From many, one".

The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun."
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That's close. "A new order of the ages" is the usual translation.

And what about the history of George Washington?  And the Federal Reserve?

Link Posted: 10/30/2001 5:14:30 PM EDT
[#4]
I thought our money didn't always say IN GOD WE TRUST , but in the Beginning actually said, "Mind your BUSINESS."

Benjamin

Originally it said , "This note is redeemble in Gold and is legal tendor for all debts public and private."

But I guess we can't go into that!!?? The originally US currency was quite a philosophical statement.

But as go the politicians so went our money.
Because the most important line changed many times.

This note is redeemble in gold.
This note is redeemble in silver.
This note is redeemble in lawfull money.
Then it was dropped all together when the US government Fucked up our money supply by doing business with Foriegn LOOTER SOCIALIST POWERS.

The best understanding comes from RAND.
Atlas Shrugged.

"You know when a movie star dies, or a newspaper man then everyone notices; but when a philosopher dies no-one ever notices."

"Ohhh, they do eventually!"

SCATHING.
Link Posted: 10/30/2001 11:28:55 PM EDT
[#5]
Also, the symbol "$" comes from an 'S' overlaid on a 'U'.  So sayeth Ayn Rand in [u]Atlas Shrugged[/u].
Link Posted: 10/30/2001 11:40:52 PM EDT
[#6]
[url]www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/dollarbill.htm[/url]
Link Posted: 10/31/2001 6:45:14 AM EDT
[#7]
Yeah I have a few dollar bills in my collection marked with the 'redeemable in gold' at the top.
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