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Dollar Bill Symbols

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What are the symbols on the dollar bill and what do they mean? There are many symbols for instance the laurel wreath around the one on the front of the dollar symbolizes victory(3). The some of the latin on the dollar bill is E pluribus unum which means “One out of many”(1). “The American bald eagle symbolizes freedom and strength. It is holding 13 arrows in one claw and an olive branch with 13 leaves in the other symbolizing Congress’ power over war and peace. The eagle is looking right showing that the US is a peaceful nation. The unsupported shield, like the US, stands on its own. The shield is composed of 13 stripes representing the 13 colonies with a blue bar on top uniting the stripes denoting Congress(1)”. This is an piece of text from a site based on this topic. These symbols are not all of the symbols either. …show more content…

What do they have to do with the dollar bill? The number thirteen was, in theory, an important number to the masons, “There were 13 original colonies, 13 colonies signed on for independence, there are 13 stars above the eagle, there are 13 steps on the pyramid, there are 13 letters in the Latin phrase ANNUIT COEPTIS, there are 13 stripes on the U.S. flag and eagles shield, there are 13 olive branches (each olive branch has 13 pieces of fruit attached to it), and there are 13 arrows(4).” Thirteen can be seen all over the dollar bill and in our history. The back of the dollar has the U.S. seal. on the back of the seal there is an unfinished pyramid with an eye in a triangle floating over the top. The eye is also known as the eye of providence or lucifers eye(2). The three sides of this eye are the antichrist, the beast, and the false prophet(2). This eye is a masonic symbol as

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