What does in god we trust mean. "In God We Trust" - We trust in God
Dec 8
If you have ever seen iron coins or US paper money, then you could not help but pay attention to the minted phrase "In God We Trust". The translation of In God We Trust is quite simple: we trust in God (sometimes it is also translated as “we trust in God”).
The phrase In God We Trust is today the official motto of the United States, which first appeared on coins in 1864. However, only since 1956 its use has become national.
Despite the fact that most Americans are believers, the use of this motto has been repeatedly criticized. One of the counterarguments to the use of this motto was the opinion that freedom of religion is legally recognized in the United States, and the motto infringes on the rights of a certain part of Americans who are not adherents of Christianity. Another counterargument is that the minting of the phrase on money contradicts one of the commandments: "do not mention the name of your Lord in vain."
However, despite all these disputes, on November 1, 2011, the US House of Representatives once again approved a resolution on the national status of the motto In God We Trust.
Anglicisms, present in modern Russian (and other) languages, by their very presence confirm that with all the wealth of the “great and mighty”, in some cases it is not enough. And it's not just the number of phonemes contained in the average phrase. There are nuances that need to be distinguished. In addition, our business vocabulary, due to historical circumstances, is pretty behind the times. What is a "tender"? Why does the meaning of the long expression "trust society" easily fit into the short English "trust"?
The title of Elvis Presley's famous song "Love Me Tender" in the 90s was jokingly translated as "love me tender." The four English words printed on the dollar bills "In God We Trust" are also interpreted by the Americans not without humor.
God-fearing people
Every person who knows at least a little English, or, in extreme cases, armed with a dictionary, can understand this phrase. It is not worth using an electronic "transliterator", it can give out something completely unreadable, like "In God we trust." The content is generally understandable. It is "confidence in faith" that the phrase "In God We Trust" expresses. The translation of the biblical phrase "In God we trust" is the closest both in spirit and linguistically. Believe in English - to believe. “To Trust” means to trust (in other senses - to take care, patronize), and according to the church - to trust. Printing such a slogan on money was a really good idea. Looking at earned coins or banknotes, a believer and honest person should feel a sense of satisfaction and calmness, and a criminal or bribe-taker, receiving unjust booty, may feel remorse. If she, of course, he has.
History…
In 1864, the coin was first adorned with this motto. "In God We Trust" - a line from the text of the American anthem of 1814, its appearance on means of payment was intended to establish the primacy of Christian values in the internal and external public policy young country of the New World. How this lofty goal was realized is a complex and ambiguous question, as are the answers to it, but the intention itself certainly deserves respect. Among numismatists, the first metal ones are highly valued, some copies are very expensive, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars.
… and modernity
The tradition was continued, although it also had opponents. The fact is that in America, besides believers, there are also atheists who do not want to read the mention of God every day (this annoys them), but their opinion was not heeded.
The last time the lawsuit about the legality of the use of the phrase "In God We Trust" as a state attribute was considered Supreme Court USA in 1977. The decision was made conservative: to leave everything as it is.
In 2013, after a long break, a new two-dollar bill came into circulation. The issuer was the Bank of Atlanta. In total, almost 45 million copies were printed. Naturally, the sample is decorated with the same motto, "In God We Trust".
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In ordinary eateries, which in the United States are traditionally called "drugstores", that is, pharmacies (pharmacists were forced to expand the range of goods and services offered after pharmaceutical companies finally conquered the drug market), and especially in bars, signs and posters are often hung on the walls, sometimes very witty. They are intended for those clients who do not want to follow the order without a reminder, but require food and drink on credit. “If you are so smart, then where is your money?” asks one, "No Money - No Drink!" - warns another, "Credit worsens relations" - admonishes the third. There is something from the state symbols. The phrase "In God We Trust" is complemented by the categorical continuation of "All Others Pay Cash"! “We believe in God, and everything else is for cash” - this is how the whole expression is translated, not very briefly, but very clearly conveying the essence of the religious basis of the American economic superstructure.
Everyone knows the American dollar. And in Africa and in Uryupinsk. In Russia, the dollar has practically become the second (if not the first) currency. Many have seen dollar bills, and some even know which US President is depicted on which banknote. But not everyone thought about what else (besides portraits of American statesmen of the past) is depicted on these banknotes?
What does the inscription on the dollar mean - annuit coeptis
On the left side of the one-dollar banknote, designed by the theosophist Sergei Macronovsky (aka Nicholas Roerich) and by order of US Vice President Henry Wallace, the goal of establishing a world " New Order for Ages" as Masonic truncated pyramid, which is dominated by an isolated vertex, denoted by the symbol Masonic deity - "Great Architect of the Universe".
Thus, it is made clear to which god the motto inscribed in the center of the banknote refers:
"In God We Trust"
.The truncated pyramid itself, consisting of thirteen brick tiers, where each brick stands for a separate nation or state with its coin, symbolizes the incompleteness of humanity without the all-powerful "top". The symbol of the powerful "top" - the triangular eye of the "Great Architect of the Universe" - is crowned with a Latin inscription of thirteen letters:
"Annuit Coeptis"
Which unambiguously emphasizes that the "chosen" class is destined to rule the world.
The meaning of the pyramid is confirmed by the Latin inscription at the bottom of the ribbon:
"Novus Ordo Seclorum" - "New order for the ages".
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Let's take a closer look at this marvel of the human imagination. In the left circle - a truncated pyramid crowned with a triangle framed by a bright glow, which completes the entire structure, giving it a finished shape. And the triangle contains an attentive and not too friendly eye. Above the pyramid there is a Latin inscription: "ANNUIT COEPTIS", and below, on a ribbon, another one: "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM". On the base of the pyramid, Roman numerals are marked with the number "1776" - this is the year of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
The first phrase is translated as “start time” (and the date seems to be indicated), or as “he contributed to our undertakings” (then, probably, “he” is none other than the eye nestled at the top of the pyramid, or even the owner of the said eye ).
The inscription on the tape can be translated as " new order for generations (future)", a slightly more free translation of "new order of times" is also acceptable ("seculum" in classical Latin means "generation", but sometimes the same word had the meaning "age", that is, some long period of time). Therefore now another translation is more common - "new world order" (if we accept the meaning of "seculum" as "epoch" - in the broadest sense of the word).
There is also a joint translation of all five words: "A new (world) order is foreshadowed (for all eternity)". It is difficult to say what exactly the authors of the mysterious slogans wanted to say. In any case, the "new order" is being declared - there is no doubt about it.
The inscription "Great Seal" under the circle with a big-eyed pyramid explains what it is - nothing more than the reverse side of the so-called Great Seal of the United States. By the way, this back side of the seal in metal does not exist (it was never cast), so the dollar bill depicts a virtual object. And in the right circle, the front side of the same Great Seal is depicted - with a proud eagle. But this eagle is also strange.
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On the right is a bald eagle, covered by a shield decorated with a pattern of the Stars and Stripes flag of 13 stripes. In one paw, the eagle holds an olive branch (symbolizing peace), with 13 berries and 13 leaves (symbolizing the 13 colonies that formed the United States), in the other - 13 arrows (symbolizing war). Above the eagle are 13 stars in the shape of a Star of David. The head of the eagle is turned towards the olive branch, which should indicate the desire of the United States for peace (until 1945, the eagle looked the other way). The top of the shield denotes the legislative branch, the eagle's head denotes the executive, and the tail denotes the judiciary. Above the eagle's head is a ribbon with a Latin inscription (also of 13 letters) E Pluribus Unum - "One of the Many".
The US State Department offers an official interpretation of the painting. According to him, the pyramid (in itself a rather sinister symbol) is just the personification of the reliability of the country and the strength of its foundations. The incompleteness of the pyramid, it turns out, means that the United States is always will grow and become more and more perfect. Of course, perfection is wonderful, but what about growth... The size of the globe is limited, and the natural limit of this notorious growth is our entire planet.
Consequently, purpose of the state, imprinted on their monetary units similar symbolism, is unambiguously defined - achieving world domination under the watchful eye unknown deity.
The decoding of all the symbols depicted on the dollar coincides with such a super task, but something else is interesting: America throughout its not so long history has always (and rigorously!) Followed the plans of its founders.
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Dollar photo, Masonic symbols, In God We Trust
as well as others Mottos, inscriptions, emblems in Latin
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In God We Trust
In 1956, the phrase "In God We Trust" became the official motto of the country, replacing the Latin expression "E Pluribus Unum" ("Out of many, one"). Interestingly, the new appeal to the Almighty also coincided with the war - this time "cold". Since 1957, the placement of the national motto on banknotes and coins has become mandatory by law throughout the United States.
Against the placement of the inscription In God We Trust on national currency Theodore Roosevelt also spoke. However, he did this not because he did not believe in God, but because he believed using God's name on money is sacrilege.
The reasons why dollars turned green are not known for certain. Until 1929, different colors were used in the manufacture of dollars - monotonous green appeared only in 1929. The explanation for this fact sounds like this: green dyes were quite cheap and the green color was relatively resistant to external influences, and, moreover, this color psychologically evoked confidence in money and a sense of optimism. IN last years dollar bills again acquired new colors - shades of yellow and pink.
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American currency, Star of David, Masonic inscriptions on the dollar
Audacibus annue coeptis - Be supportive of new beginnings
Fortes fortuna adjuvat - Fate helps the brave
E pluribus unum - Out of many, unity
Note: The motto of the United States, the inscription on the dollar. Source: Cicero, "On Duties"
Annuit coeptis novus ordo seclorum; MDCCLXXVI- A new order of the ages is foreseen; 1776
Note: The inscription on the dollar, surrounding the Masonic symbolism and the date of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States
Let's take a closer look at the inscriptions on the US dollar
New Order for the Ages?
For example, on the left side of a one-dollar banknote, it is presented in the form of a Masonic, truncated pyramid, over which a separate peak dominates, designated by the symbol of the Masonic deity - the "Great Architect of the Universe."
In God We Trust (We believe in God)
The truncated pyramid, consisting of thirteen brick tiers, where each brick stands for a separate people or state with its coin, symbolizes the incompleteness of humanity without the all-powerful "top".
The symbol of the domineering "top"- the triangular eye of the "Great Architect of the Universe" - crowned with a Latin inscription of thirteen letters: "Annuit Coeptis", which unambiguously emphasizes that the "chosen" class is predestined to rule the world. This is evidenced by the inscription below, in English: "The Great Seal" ("The Great Seal"), symbolizing, in accordance with a number of traditions, the belonging of wealth and goods and the subordination of services and labor energy to the owners of the "Seal". The described meaning of the pyramid is also confirmed by the Latin inscription: "Novus Ordo Seclorum", that is, "The New Order for the Ages."
On the right side of the banknote, an "American" eagle is depicted, carrying a shield with thirteen stripes and holding in its right paw an acacia branch with thirteen leaves and thirteen buds.
Acacia is the sacred tree of Freemasonry, which opens the tomb of Hiram, its legendary founder, and symbolizes the strength of the Masonic tradition and organization, the possession of secret knowledge and the ability to resurrect or immortality.
The arrows in the eagle's left paw symbolize knowledge and powers designed to pacify and, if necessary, kill enemies (rebellious subjects), so each of the thirteen arrows ideally threatens one of the thirteen tiers that form the pyramid of enslaved humanity. More broadly, they represent the success that must accompany progress towards the highest goal of the world's "New Order for the Ages." What is this goal?
From Many - One(Out of many - unity)
According to the Masonic doctrine of the origin of the world, borrowed from ancient materialistic teachings, at the beginning of existence there was only "One", which then disintegrated and still disintegrates into a "Many" of different beings, objects and phenomena, forms and names, types and categories.
The ideal goal is to destroy the "Many", to eliminate the wealth of diversity inherent in people, their cultures and traditions; all this - for the sake of restoring the updated "One". Therefore, the eagle holds in its beak a ribbon with a Latin inscription-motto of thirteen letters: "E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many - One").
In a narrow sense, thirteen is the number of degrees of energy development and human transformation. In a broader sense, thirteen acts as a symbol of the incompleteness of the world and its need to be led by a separate "peak", for only under this superpower will it acquire integrity and avoid the danger that this number also symbolizes.
The Star of David hovers above the eagle, made up of thirteen Masonic five-pointed stars and originally symbolizing the "reconciliation of opposites", the reconciliation of "heaven" and "earth". Here she personifies the ideal of erasing the richness of human differences and corresponding values.
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Masonic symbols on the dollar
In the book of the Yugoslav specialist D. Kalaich "The End of Freedom", the most "Western" of the currencies is branded on all sides with symbols of esoteric, secret, intended only for initiates, teachings of the East.
On the 1 dollar bill, the number 13 is repeatedly repeated, which in Kabbalistic symbolism means 13 degrees of initiation and evolution of energy. In the left corner of the bill above the inscription "THE GREAT SEAL" ("Great Seal") - stands Masonic pyramid of 13 brick steps.
The bricks in the pyramid symbolize the unity of all money in the world, ordered in a hierarchy, which is determined by the top of the pyramid - a luminous Masonic triangle with the eye of the "great architect of the universe."
Aligned pyramid- a symbol of the world order established by "freemasons". It expresses the Masonic dream that Freemasonry is destined for the role of the future elite, the ruling clan, to which, as the "chosen people", all the power and all the values of other peoples will be transferred.
The slogan "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM" means a new order in the world empire under the rule of the dollar. On the right side of the bill, an American eagle holds a shield with 13 stripes, in the right paw the symbol of peace is an acacia branch with 13 leaves and 13 flowers, and in the left paw is a symbol of war - a bunch of 13 arrows.
In the eagle's beak is a ribbon with the traditional Masonic slogan, again of 13 letters: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" ("Unity in Diversity").
Soars above the eagle six pointed star of david out of 13 Masonic pentagrams- five-pointed stars.
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What do you know about the US dollar, Interesting facts and assumptions
- Paper money was introduced to America in 1690 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- Banknotes of large denominations ($50, $100) are in circulation for up to 8 years
- The $20 notes have been in circulation for approximately 2 years.
- The "lifetime" of a $5 banknote is about 15 months
- The average lifespan of a dollar bill is only 18 months.
- On the $5 note, the number 172 can be seen in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.
- The security thread and microprinting found on most bills today appeared in 1990 on the $100 and $50 bills.
- On the $1 bill, the Latin phrase above the pyramid ANNUIT COEPTIS means "God supports our endeavors"
- The Latin below the pyramid on the $1 bill, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means "New World Order"
- At the base of the pyramid on the $1 note is the Roman numeral MDCCLXXVI, meaning "1776".
- On the $1 bill, an owl can be seen in the upper left corner, and a spider is hidden in the upper right corner.
- The number 13 (corresponding to 13 colonies quite often) is used on the $1 bill. The number of digits in 1776 (4) and in its Roman equivalent MDCCLXXVI (9) add up to 13
- On the dollar 13 stars above the eagle
- There are 13 rows on the Pyramid
- 13 letters in ANNUIT COEPTIS
- E PLURIBUS UNUM contains 13 letters
- The shield has 13 vertical stripes.
- At the top of the shield there are 13 horizontal stripes.
- 13 leaves and 13 berries per olive branch.
- Dollar bill contains 13 arrows
- On the $100 note, the clock on the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia reads 4 hours and 10 minutes. Why exactly this time - there are no explanations.
- In 1929, the American currency standard was introduced, according to which face-to-face portraits were placed on the front side, and emblems and monuments were placed on the reverse side.
- The first paper money was printed in denominations of 1, 5, 25 and 50 cents. The US government first issued paper money in 1862 to finance the Civil War and make up for the shortage of coins that arose from people hoarding gold and silver coins.
- Nearly half (48%) of the bills printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are $1 bills.
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- The small notes are 2.61 inches wide by 6.14 inches long (156x66 mm) and 0.0043 inches (0.10922 mm) thick. Large notes in circulation before 1929 were 3.125 by 7.4218 inches (189 × 79 mm)
- Martha Washington is the only woman to have her portrait printed on an American banknote. It was the front of the 1886 and 1891 Series $1 Silver Certificates and the back of the 1896 $1 Silver Certificate.
- If you had 10 billion dollars and spent 1 dollar every second around the clock, then. It would take 317 years to spend the entire amount.
- The $5 note is called "fin" or "finnif" from the number five in Yiddish.
- The $10 note is called the "sawbuck" or "saw" for short, after the Roman X on the back.
- The $20 note is called a "double-sawbuck"
- The image of the elm tree on the back of the $20 bill near the White House represents a real tree in a real place. But, on June 25, 2006, the tree, whose age has exceeded 100 years, was broken by a hurricane.
- There are no portraits of African Americans on US banknotes, although five Africans signed their names on the currency (as Secretary of the Treasury and Treasurer of the United States)
- In 1963, the $2 note was modified to add the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" on the back and remove the "Must be paid to bearer on demand" on the front. In addition, the commitment on the Federal Reserve Note has been changed to its current wording: “THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.”
- The $2 note was last issued in 2003.
- You need to bend the bill about 8,000 times (forward - backward) before it breaks
- Most people keep $2 bills, thinking they're rare and valuable, but they're actually worth $2...
- Quite a lot of people are looking everywhere and collecting $2 banknotes. These people have a household name: Tom Crawl
- American money is not made of paper, in fact it is made of cloth.
- The fifty dollar bill is often referred to as the Grant because it features a portrait of Ulisses S. Grant
- The $100 bill has many names: C-note, Hundo, Hunksy, Franklin, Ben, Benjy, Benny, Big one and 100 bones (100 bones).
- Large denominations ($500-100,000) are officially issued banknotes, but the last ones were printed in 1945 and officially discontinued on July 14, 1969 by the Federal Reserve System.
- President Richard Nixon stopped circulation of large denominations in 1969 in accordance with the Government Regulation to Combat Organized Crime.
- 97% of all paper dollars contain traces of cocaine
- The well-known name of the 1 dollar "Greenback" comes from promissory note created by Abraham Lincoln in the late 1800s to finance the Civil War. These bills were printed in black on the front and green on the back.
- In 75% of American households, women manage money and pay expenses.
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SYMBOLS on DOLLAR, Viewpoint of American Historian Alfred Siegert
– Mr. Siegert, why are you interested in the mysteries of the dollar bill?
– It all started with my interest in Russia, from which my ancestors came to the United States at one time. As a philosopher, I was attracted by the philosophical systems of the great Russian thinkers Blavatsky, Vernadsky and Roerich. Few people in modern America know that the overall design of the dollar bill belonged to a native of Russia, but this is the pure truth. In the US state archives, the authorship is attributed to a certain "Sergei Makronovsky", but, most surprisingly, no information about this person could be found even in the border service. It turned out that the creator of the drawing of the most common banknote, on which people pray and curse, on which rests world economy- disappeared ... Never entered the territory of America, and maybe even did not exist.
It took a whole investigation, but in the end I was dumbfounded. Under the pseudonym "Makronovsky" none other than the Russian mystic, philosopher and artist Nicholas Roerich worked!
Moreover, Roerich not only created the design of the American currency, but also had a huge impact on the then US President Franklin Roosevelt and Vice President Henry Wallace, and indeed the entire Democratic Party.
Roosevelt and Wallace's political opponents hated Roerich with all their hearts. The popular historian Schlesinger, an ardent enemy of Roosevelt and Roosevelt's course towards rapprochement with Russia/USSR, called Roerich a "swindler" and attributed to him almost absolute power over the "fooled" Roosevelt and Wallace.
Of course, when I established that the one dollar bill was designed by Roerich under the personal direction of Roosevelt, I was stunned.
The first thing I did was take my wallet out of my pocket and start staring at the design of the buck. Everyone knows that the dollar has significant symbolism - but it never occurred to anyone to analyze it in terms of "Russian" influence.
- Many people think that on the dollar bill there are Masonic signs such as the “all-seeing eye” and the Star of David.
Yes, on the surface. This is what "character hunters" traditionally notice. An unfinished pyramid, above which is the triangle of the "all-seeing eye". Both of these symbols are Masonic. They mean that the work of creating the United States is not yet completed and that the inspirer of this work is the Almighty. The pyramid casts its shadow towards the west, while the light naturally comes from the east. This is a very meaningful symbol, and it was designed specifically for the dollar bill, as other Masonic signs (including state seal USA) there is simply no shadow. The author of this symbol was Roerich.
To the right of the pyramid is an image of an eagle. There are more secret signs here. The eagle is a symbol of St. John, the patron saint of mysticism, the author of the Apocalypse. In his paws, he holds a bunch of arrows - a symbol of the biblical King David, a warrior and, by modern standards, a terrorist, as well as an olive tree branch - a symbol of King Solomon, a creator and peacemaker. Above the eagle's head is a crown, in which the small stars of Solomon (five-pointed) form a pattern of a large star of David (six-pointed), symbolizing the impossibility of a world without war.
But all these signs are obvious and well studied. But what is little studied is the contribution of Roerich. Why, for example, does the number 13 occur so many times on the dollar? This seemingly unlucky number on the bill can be found, you guessed it, 13 times!
If you follow the primitive logic, then a dollar bill is just a bunch of bad luck.
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But what did Roerich mean? Why did he force design on the US?
– In order to understand Roerich’s plan, which, apparently, he never explained to any of his American followers, you need to think about the most important aspects philosophy of this great mystic. Roerich carried out the synthesis, fusion, of the Jewish-Christian tradition with Indian magic, the teachings of the great Mahatmas.
Traditionally, we consider the number 13 to be unlucky. According to legend, Judas sat thirteenth at the table of the Last Supper. In addition, thirteen is the number of the Moon, not the Sun, which means the number of darkness. Some consider thirteen to be the number of Lilith, the first wife of Adam, the leader of the demons.
But there is also very significant evidence of a special, neither good nor evil, character of this number. 13 - the number of higher esoteric power able to directly address the Almighty. And how things turn further depends on the merits and virtues of the one who calls for help from above.
In Jewish tradition, 13 is the number of the patriarch Enoch, the only one of the people taken to heaven alive. 13 is also the number of Metatron, the angel who serves as the ears and mouth of the Almighty. This is also the number of facets of the Fruit of Knowledge (yes, yes, the very one from which Eve and Adam ate). And the Fruit of Knowledge itself is a schematic representation of a four-dimensional cube, a tesseract, which encloses a three-dimensional sphere, our world.
And in the Indian mystical tradition, especially in the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev, thirteen is the number after which one should stop counting, because human things are countable in numbers from one to a dozen, while supernatural things begin with thirteen, but they are incomprehensible. So after twelve there are thirteen, then - again thirteen, then - again ... And so - thirteen times.
Nicholas Roerich managed to combine the mystical protection of the Jewish and Indian traditions - and the world received a great currency, the indestructible dollar. The US economy not only recovered from the Great Depression of 1929-1933, but also expanded to an unprecedented, truly universal size. The Roerich dollar began to rule the world.
- But how then to explain the current, very difficult situation? The dollar is falling, the US is on the verge of a crisis, credit derivatives are depreciating, gold has risen in price 5 times in 8-9 years. But the dollar bill has not changed. Could it be that Roerich's magic turned out to be so short-lived?
Where is the owl in the dollar?
- And who told you that the dollar has not changed? A change was made to Roerich's design. A new magic symbol appeared on the dollar, which was not provided for by the plan of the Russian philosopher (see fig.). This symbol is the horned Owl, the sign of the goddess Astarte, the goddess of discord and hardship.
And it appeared quite recently, after the refusal of President Nixon from the gold standard. The dollar has become impossible to exchange for gold - and in the upper right corner of the banknote, almost invisible to the uninitiated eye, the Horned Owl sits and squints angrily.
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