[Nfbf-l] Fw: One Dollar Bill - on the bill

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

I found this interesting, and thought I would share it with all of you.

    
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> One Dollar's Worth
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> 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-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 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
> 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, but that phrase was added in the 1950s during the
> Red Scare.
> 
> Prior to that, none of our paper currency had that phrase.
> 
> 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 heroes'
> 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.
> 
> Second, 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 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.
> 
> Share this page with everyone, so they can learn what is on the
> back of the UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL and what it stands
> for. Otherwise, they will probably never know...
> 
> ~Author Unknown~
> 
> This adds a new meaning to the phrase, "Money Talks."
>