The One Dollar Bill

[andy aka rut]

[SIZE=1]Below is something sent to my work email. Pretty interesting info and a good read as well. I learned a lot. I hope you already know this stuff, but I'm guessing it will be new to a lot of you as well...

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 uncapped, 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. (MDCCLXXVI)
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.
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.
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[STP]

Too bad that dollar has lost so much of it's value! The effects aren't hard to see, it's called inflation, as the price of goods adjusts upward for the corresponding amount that the dollar moves downard in value (after all, it's only paper).

Regarding the balanced budget. It's balanced as long as there's some kind of 'promises' to offset the $11 Trillion in debt. But not to worry, the Fed will reduce the rates and all those foreigners holding our debt will surely be stoked that what's owed is even worth less than before!

[Red Hot Sloth]

Originally Posted by STP

Too bad that dollar has lost so much of it's value! The effects aren't hard to see, it's called inflation, as the price of goods adjusts upward for the corresponding amount that the dollar moves downard in value (after all, it's only paper).

Regarding the balanced budget. It's balanced as long as there's some kind of 'promises' to offset the $11 Trillion in debt. But not to worry, the Fed will reduce the rates and all those foreigners holding our debt will surely be stoked that what's owed is even worth less than before!

I don't think that was the point of the post.
We still live in the best country in the world.

[gil_caz]

Originally Posted by STP

(after all, it's only paper)

somebody didnt read the whole thing

Originally Posted by Red Hot Sloth

We still live in the best country in the world.

and damn right the best

[ghixon]

I've always been facinated by the symbolism in early American history.

[Red Hot Sloth]

Originally Posted by gil_caz

and damn right the best

You've got that right. Whenever I hear someone complain about anything that has to do with our country, one of the things I always think of are the dozens of places around the globe I've been, and how bad it is in most of them.

We are very fortunate to live in the BEST country without any doubt.

[genusmtbkr5]

I was watching "Secretes of the Dollar Bill' last night on the history channel. It talked about the "Free Masons" and how they may have put hidden messages on the back of the dollar bill. Interesting stuff, good one to watch.

[ghixon]

Originally Posted by genusmtbkr5

I was watching "Secretes of the Dollar Bill' last night on the history channel. It talked about the "Free Masons" and how they may have put hidden messages on the back of the dollar bill. Interesting stuff, good one to watch.

When I was in college, I had a professor that was obsessed with the early American Free Mason movement here in America. He had the geneology and mythology of almost all the original drafters of the Declaration of Indepdence and the Constitution.

There were either a ton of coincidences or there has to be something to the rumors.

[bighit8]

I recommend reading the book Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. It speaks of the Illumanti.

[ghixon]

Originally Posted by bighit8

I recommend reading the book Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. It speaks of the Illumanti.

I actually did read that one. Not a bad read. I'm actually working my way through Mysteries of the Templars and Masonic Beliefs and Practices. They both outline a lot of the origins of the rituals and rites of the Mason culture.

Pretty interesting.