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Results: What those weird symbols on the dollar bill actually mean

Published on 08/13/2016
By: SmokeyandBandit
1862
Trivia
1.
1.
What facts are you familiar with about the one dollar bill (section one)?
What facts are you familiar with about the one dollar bill (section one)?
Pyramid - The pyramid represents strength and duration.
24%
452 votes
Eye above the Pyramid - Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams gathered to design the seal they wanted the seal to have a symbol of divine providence, and the all-seeing eye shaped like the top of the pyramid is an ancient symbol of divinity.
27%
495 votes
Letter's on the Pyramids Base - Across the bottom bricks of the pyramid are the letters 'MDCCLXXVI.' These letters aren't random gibberish; they're the Roman numerals for 1776, and the year America declared its independence.
21%
392 votes
Eagle's Shield - American bird is a shield, the horizontal top bar of the shield symbolizes the federal government, and it holds together yet is supported by vertical bars that represent individual states (13 states at the time).
18%
326 votes
Stars above the Eagle - That the stars over the eagle represent the 13 colonies.
24%
452 votes
Eagle's Talons - The eagle on the back of the $1 bill holds an olive branch (representing peace) in its right talon and arrows (symbolizing war) in its left talon.
20%
367 votes
Federal Reserve District Number - On the front of the $1, a one or two-digit number appears 4 times. This # refers to the Federal Reserve Bank that printed the bill. A '1,' for instance, would mean it was made in Boston, while '2' refers to New York.
14%
266 votes
na
49%
906 votes
2.
2.
What facts are you familiar with about the one dollar bill (section two)?
What facts are you familiar with about the one dollar bill (section two)?
The Number 13 - The number 13 (the original number of American states). There are also 13 arrows, 13 olive branch leaves, 13 olive fruits, 13 stars above the eagle, 13 steps of the pyramid, and 13 bars on the shield.
23%
422 votes
The Number 13 - Plus, although this is probably a coincidence, 'annuit coeptis' and 'e pluribus unum' both have 13 letters.
10%
186 votes
Department of Treasury Seal - Is a symbol of justice. Under the scales are 13 stars, one for each of the original colonies. The key on the bottom signifies official authority.
15%
274 votes
Latin Phrases - Above the pyramid reads 'annuit coeptis,' which means 'God has favored our undertaking. Under the pyramid is the phrase 'novus ordo seclorum,' which is interpreted as 'a new order of the ages.'
12%
232 votes
Latin Phrases - On the banner the eagle holds, 'e pluribus unum,' which also appears on almost all U.S. coins, and means 'out of many, one.'
20%
374 votes
Plate Position - By the top left and bottom right of the '1's on the front of the bill, a letter (A to H) and number (1 to 4). The combination refers to the position the note laid on the plate when it was printed.
7%
122 votes
na
56%
1050 votes
3.
3.
After taking this survey will you look more closely at the symbols on the dollar bill (curiosity-wise)?
After taking this survey will you look more closely at the symbols on the dollar bill (curiosity-wise)?
Yes
38%
704 votes
No
29%
536 votes
Undecided
13%
236 votes
Not Applicable
21%
386 votes
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