From: Kenneth [email protected] Subject: The Dollar Bill THIS CHRISTMAS LETS NOT FORGET THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY FREE - FROM THE REVOLUTION TO THE PRSENT. > > From: [email protected] > Subject: The Dollar Bill > > > > > > The 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. 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 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 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. > > > > 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. > > >