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Crack open your wallet, pull out everyone’s favorite portrait of George Washington, and be prepared to learn about some odd symbolism that probably seemed perfectly normal in the 18th century. Here are the explanations behind some of the more baffling parts of our nation’s smallest bills.
What’s that weird pyramid drawing on the reverse of the bill?The two circular drawings on the reverse of the bill are actually parts of the two-sided Great Seal of the United States. Although we don’t see the entire seal outside of our wallets too often, the notion of having a great seal is actually
Originally posted by prepare4it777
Got to love how they are trying to mainstream this on Yahoo news home page now. Haven't read it all yet ut I'm sure it has a lovely candy coated story to make it seem oh so nice. I wonder why after all these years they are trying to bring this out in the open for everyone to see? Any opinions?
I figured this would have been enough writting to submit this bt now but I guess I will add in a few meaningless lines of jargon to push this through.
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Originally posted by jesiaha
they're not even talking about the tiny owl on the upper left side corner of the george washington side