What is the significance of the Great Seal of the United States on paper currency? Mandated by the First Continental Congress in , the Great Seal took many years of work by multiple individuals and committees before final adoption in The Department of State is the official keeper of the seal. A description and explanation of both the obverse and reverse of the seal comes from the Department of State pamphlet The Great Seal of the United States September :.
Obverse Side of the Great Seal: The most prominent feature is the American bald eagle supporting the shield, or escutcheon, which is composed of 13 red and white stripes, representing the original States, and a blue top which unites the shield and represents Congress. The motto E Pluribus Unum Out of many, one , alludes to this union. The olive branch and 13 arrows denote the power of peace and war, which is exclusively vested in Congress.
The constellation of stars denotes a new State taking its place and rank among other sovereign powers. Reverse Side of the Great Seal: The pyramid signifies strength and duration: The eye over it and the motto Annuit Coeptis He [God] has favored our undertakings allude to the many interventions of Providence in favor of the American cause.
The date underneath is that of the Declaration of Independence and the words under it, Novus Ordo Seclorum A new order of the ages , signify the beginning of the new American era in The use of the national motto on both U.
The motto was not adopted for use on U. Federal Reserve notes until the Series currency. This use of the national motto has been challenged in court many times over the years that it has been in use, and has been consistently upheld by the various courts of this country, including the U. Supreme Court as recently as The Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice intend to actively defend against challenges to the use of the national motto.
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President; Back - U. Founding Fathers. A description and explanation of both the obverse and reverse of the seal comes from the Department of State pamphlet The Great Seal of the United States September : Obverse Side of the Great Seal: The most prominent feature is the American bald eagle supporting the shield, or escutcheon, which is composed of 13 red and white stripes, representing the original States, and a blue top which unites the shield and represents Congress.
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