“United States Note, The United States of America, This Note Is A Legal Tender At

Its Face Value For All Debts Public And Private, Will Pay To The Bearer On Demand
“E Pluribus Unum,” “In God We Trust” and “Novus Ordo Seclorum.”
Federal Reserve Notes are legal tender, with the words "this note is legal tender for all debts, public
and private" printed on each note.[6] They have replaced United States Notes, which were once
issued by the Treasury Department.

The Great Seal of the United States appears on

the backside of the United States $1 bill. The
reverse of the seal appears on the left, and the
obverse side of the seal appears on the right.

The Continental Congress decided to create a

national seal or emblem on July 4, 1776, the
same day that the congress adopted the
Declaration of Independence. The congress
appointed Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
and John Adams to a committee to come up a
national seal. It took six years, three
committees, several artistic contributions and
many revisions before the final seal was adopted
on June 20, 1782.

Since that time, the Great Seal has undergone

changes in design, reflecting the tastes and ideas
of later generations, but the features of the
original design were kept intact. These features
are meant to graphically represent the tenets of
the new nation.

The unfinished pyramid and the eye in a

triangle on the reverse side are classic symbols.
The Egyptian pyramid is a symbol of strength
and duration; the 13 steps indicate the original
number of U.S. states; and the 13 steps leading
to an unfinished summit indicates future growth
of the nation. The eye is known as the"Eye of
Providence" and is surrounded by rays of light.
According to Webster's New World College
Dictionary, "providence" can mean:

1.a looking to, or preparation for, the future;

provision.
2.skill or wisdom in management; prudence.
3.a) the care or benevolent guidance of God or
nature, b) an instance of this.
4.God, as the guiding power of the universe.

The single eye shows up in Egyptian mythology

as the Eye of Horus, an ancient god of the
Egyptians. The eye represented wisdom, health
and prosperity. Some people think that the "all-
seeing eye" is a symbol of xxxxxxxx, a fraternal
organization, and they interpret this as proof that
the Founding Fathers believed in
xxxxxxxx principles and wanted to impose
xxxxxxxx order on the United States. This essay
about the Eye in the Pyramid addresses that
rumor.

Here are the other symbols on the Great Seal.

The obverse side:

 The 1782 secretary of Congress, Charles

Thomson, adopted the bald eagle as the
prominent feature of the design.
 The shield, or escutcheon, is shown on the
breast of the eagle without any support,
indicating the self-reliance of the United
States. Thirteen red and white stripes appear
on the shield, signifying the 13 original
states. The red color represents hardiness
and valor, and the white represents purity
and innocence. These stripes support and
 unite with the top blue band, which
represents Congress. Blue signifies
vigilance, perseverance and justice.
 The eagle's talons hold 13 arrows in the
right and an olive branch in the left. These
symbolize the power of war and peace,
respectively. The number of arrows
represents the 13 original states.
 The constellation of 13 stars (states) above
the eagle's head signifies the United States'
rank among other sovereign powers.
 The motto, "E Pluribus Unum," written on
the banner held in the eagle's beak, is Latin
meaning "Out of many, one," conveying the
union of the States.

The reverse side:

  The pyramid
 The eye in the triangle above the pyramid
 The Roman numerals, MDCCLXXVI,
appear on the base of the pyramid and
translate to 1776, the year of independence.
 Above the "eye" are the Latin words
"Annuit Coeptis." This translates to "He
has favored our undertakings." This line is
associated with the "Eye of Providence."
 Below the pyramid are the Latin words
"Novus Ordo Seclorum," meaning "A new
order of the ages," referring to the birth of
America in 1776.

In 1935, the Department of Treasury proposed

the use of the obverse and reverse sides of the
Great Seal on the back of the $1 bill, originally
with the obverse on the left hand side and the
reverse on the right. Before approving the
design, President Franklin Roosevelt decided to
switch the order of sides of the seal, and then
added "The Great Seal" under the reverse and
"of the United States" under the obverse.

Eye of Providence - Background

The Eye of Providence (or the all-seeing eye of

God) is a symbol showing an eye often
surrounded by rays of light or a glory and
usually enclosed by atriangle. It is sometimes
interpreted as representing the eye of God
watching over humankind (or divine
providence). In the modern era, the most notable
depiction of the eye is the reverse of the Great
Seal of the United States, which appears on the
United States one-dollar bill.
Eye of Providence - Religious Use

Many religions have used the image of an eye in

their religious symbolism. One of the earliest
known examples (from Egyptian mythology) is
the Eye of Horus.

However, the association of an eye with the

concept of Divine Providence did not emerge
until well into the Christian era, in Renaissance
European iconography, where it was an explicit
image of the Christian Trinity. Seventeenth-
century depictions of the Eye of Providence
sometimes show it surrounded by clouds or
sunbursts.

Eye of Providence - Used by the United States

In 1782, the Eye of Providence was adopted as

part of the symbolism on the reverse side of the
Great Seal of the United States. It was first
suggested as an element of the Great Seal by the
first of three design committees in 1776 and is
thought to be the suggestion of the artistic
consultant, Pierre Eugene du Simitiere.

In his original proposal to the committee, Du

Similtere placed the Eye over shields
symbolizing each of the original thirteen states
of the Union. On the version of the seal that was
eventually approved, the Eye is positioned
above an unfinished pyramid of thirteen steps
(again symbolizing the original States, but
incorporating the nation's potential for future
growth). The symbolism is explained by the
motto that appears above the Eye: Annuit
Coeptis, meaning "He [God] approves (or has
approved) [our] undertakings".
Perhaps due to its use in the design of the Great
Seal, the Eye has made its way into other
American seals and logos, for example: the Seal
of Colorado and DARPA's Information
Awareness Office.

Eye of Providence - Used in Free Masonry

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Eye of Providence - Other Uses (Coat of arms

and seals)

The Eye of Providence appears on many coats

of arms and official seals, such as:

Coat of arms of Braslaw,Belarus

 The Coat of Arms of Brasłaŭ, Belarus

 The Coat of Arms of Kalvarija, Lithuania
  The Coat of Arms and Flag of Plungė,
Lithuania
 The Coat of Arms and Flag of Šiauliai,
Lithuania
 Several college fraternities use the Eye of
Providence in their coats of arms and/or
badges, notably Delta Tau Delta, Phi Kappa
Psi, Phi Delta Theta and Delta Kappa
Epsilon
 The seal of the State of Colorado
 The seal of The University of Mississippi
 The seal of The University of Chile
 The seal of the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Eye of Providence - Other Uses (Currency

The Eye appears on the following currency:

  United States one-dollar bill, as part of the
Great Seal (see above)
 The 50 Estonian krooni note, as part of a
depiction of the pipe organ of the Käina
church
 The 500 Ukrainian hryvnia note

Eye of Providence - Other Uses

(Miscellaneous)

 On the original publication of the

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
Citizen, which also borrows iconography of
the Ten Commandments
 On the front page of the Serbian
Constitution of 1835
 The Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia
 The Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
 Insignia of the UK Guards Division created
in 1915
 The Steve Jackson Games logo
 Numerous video games, TV shows, films
and other media contain depictions of the
eye, often in the context of a reference to the
xxxxxxxxx.
 The logo for the WWE tag team, The
Ascension.