The United States One Dollar Bill

[majakldragon]

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-c alled 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 fou r 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.
(MDCCLXXVI)

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 o n 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.

[space_weaseal]

That is something i wish they did teach to kids in school. But the sad fact is, there are too many plp in this country that truly belive everything bad in this world is America's fault and we owe the world...There are places that teach ebonics, and teach public school in spanish only, but see them try to teach pride in America, and the whole school board will be fired and the district will be sued for corrupting the student.....Ok im done ranting..

LETS TAKE AMERICA BACK

[Tn Dirt Digger]

Great information and thanks for sharing.....I hope people on this forum take the time to read this......good stuff! Thanks!

[Buster]

Thanks for the good post...Buster...

[Cash1977]

Dragon-
Very interesting.
The one dollar bill is my favorite.
(maybe because it's the one i have the most of)

Thanks

[drver]

Great post!

[Bryan Jon]

Good post.

[MinelabMan]

Great informative post. It's not just "only money" there's just so much more to it! Thanks!

['E']

Majak, that was a very enlightening post, thank you.

[EPC Guy]

A good read, Dragon!