Are There Hidden Symbols in the Front of the Great Seal?
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If you look at the back of the dollar bill you will see both the front and the back of the Great Seal of the United States.
The front of the seal contains the bald eagle and other symbols. In front of the eagle is a shield which depicts the United States ability to be independent and be on its own. On top of the shield is a blue bar that represents unification of the country by congress.
Above the eagle’s head is 13 stars that represent the original 13 colonies. The number 13 shows up in many places on the seal. For example, there are 13 steps on the pyramid on the back of the seal, 12 stripes at the top of the shield, 13 olive branch leaves, 13 arrows, 13 letters in the words Annuit Coeptis, 12 letters in the words E Pluribus Unum, and 13 berries on the olive branches.
The olive branches clutched tightly in the eagle’s talon represents peace and the arrows in the other talon represents how the original 13 colonies fought for independence.
In the beak of the eagle is a ribbon that has the words “E Pluribus Unum (From, many, one).
The eagle’s head is always turned toward the olive branch on the Great Seal of the United States. This represents the clear desire for peace, but the ability to fight if necessary.
For years scholars, numerologists, and conspiracy theorists have speculated and studied the symbols of the Great Seal of the United States. As for hidden symbols, there really aren’t any. They are all right there in plain sight.
It is not the search for hidden symbols that drive people to spend years researching and studying the dollar bill, it’s the possible hidden meanings behind those symbols. While most scholars agree that the meanings are clear, others believe that secret societies like the Illuminati hid meanings in the symbols as messages and perhaps a forewarning to others.
Other people believe that many of the symbols relate to Freemasons when in actuality Benjamin Franklin was the only Freemason on the committee to design the dollar bill and had no real part in the final design.
What do you think? Do you believe there are hidden meanings behind the symbols on the front of the Great Seal? If so, what do you think those meanings are?
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