"Our One Dollar Bill and it's True Meaning"
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 the balance
- a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's T-square,
a
tool used for an even cut (Not to mention the Masonic emblems, such as
the all-seeing eye!). 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,
and 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.
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
"VETERENS" have
given up too much to ever let the meaning fade. Many "VETERENS" remember
coming home to an America that didn't care. Too many "VETERENS" never came
home at all.
Author Unknown
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