the dollar bill an informative speech by mrs. swift
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The Dollar Bill
An informative speech
by Mrs. Swift
I would like to inform you on…
• The history of the United States dollar bill
• The symbols on the bill
• Their meanings
The Dollar Bill
• Was an older version
• This version 1957
Is it Paper?
• Material– Cotton and Linen Blend
Special Ink
• Contents unknown
• Over-printed with symbols
• Starched and pressed – Water resistant
Front of the Bill
• United States Treasury Seal– Scales – Carpenter’s T-
Square, – The “key”
• Right Hand Side
Back of the Bill
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Four Years, Seal
Two Years, Approval
If you look at the left side…
• Pyramid– Face is lighted
– Western side
Keep Looking at the left side
The Pyramid– Uncapped
– Symbolic meaning
•
Benjamin Franklin said…
• “In God We Trust” appears on this currency.
• “Annuit Coeptis” means…
• Latin
More Latin
• “Novus Ordo Seclorum” means a New Order has begun
• At the base of the pyramid there is a roman numeral for 1776
Look at the Right Hand Side
• Symbol on right side • Circle appears on every National Cemetery in the United States.
• It is the centerpiece of most heroes monuments
With slight modifications…
• • With slight modifications, it is the seal of the President of the United States.
• It is always visible when he speaks.
The Bald Eagle
• Symbol of Victory– Not afraid of a storm
– He is strong
– Soars above problems
– He wears No Material Crown
The Bald Eagle, cont’d
• The Shield is unsupported
• White BarComing together as a
nation.
E Pluribus Unum, meaning “One nation from many people”.
Is 13 unlucky?
• 13 stars above the Eagle
• 13 plumes of feathers on each eagle wing
• 13 bars on the shield
• 13 leaves on the olive branch
• 13 fruits, 13 arrows
• 13 colonies• 13 signers of the
Declaration of Independence
• 13 stripes in the flag• 13 steps in the
pyramid• 13 letters in E Pluribus
Unum
Many People Do Not Know
• The history of the dollar bill
• The symbols of the bill
• Their meanings
Look at Your Dollar Bill Now and Tell the History to Another
• Any questions?
• Thank you.– Sharon Swift