One dollar bill
Posted by: root <root@...>
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 balance - a balanced budget. In
the center you have a carpenter's T-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 no one knows 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 plumes of feathers on each span of the Eagle's wing,
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.
Tell everyone what is on the back of the one dollar bill and what it stands
for, because nobody else will.
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