Dollar sign pyramid. What is the meaning of occult symbols on the dollar?

The American dollar still keeps its mysteries. The dollar sign itself is seen to represent Spanish piastres, the Pillars of Hercules and the Old Testament serpent.

pillars of Hercules

There are many versions of the origin of the dollar sign, but the most common one says that this symbol was used in his accounting books by arms dealer Oliver Pollock. For his own calculations, Oliver took as a basis the symbol of the Spanish coin - the piastre or Spanish thaler, which was then in use on the American market.

It depicts the coat of arms of the Spanish monarchy. An integral part of it are the Pillars of Hercules, entwined with ribbon.

They were once the edge of the human ecumene, the Mediterranean world, and according to legend they were placed by Hercules on the Rock of Gibraltar and the Rock of Abila. So, during his tenth labor - the Stealing of the Cows of Heraklion, Hercules marked the most extreme point of his route. Geographically, this is the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, beyond which the ocean began, an area inaccessible and unknown to people of the ancient world and the early Middle Ages.

So for the Spaniards, these two intertwined columns symbolized the edge of the earth, and the inscription on the ribbon read: “nec plus ultra,” “nowhere further.” As for the letter “S,” it denoted waves breaking against rock columns. In the British colonies, piastres were called “Dollars with Pillars.” Obviously, Oliver abbreviated the Ps sign in his accounting reports as one S with two lines.

Temptation by the serpent

There are other versions of the origin of the dollar symbol. Researcher David Ovason claims that the dollar was once born from the German thaler (thaler or daler) - a large silver coin that circulated in the 16th-19th centuries. In Great Britain, a little later, the name of the coin acquired a more English sound - “dollar”. In England in the 17th-18th centuries, dollars were any silver coins similar to a thaler; references to them can even be found in Shakespeare:

The King of Norway asked for peace,
But before we bury the dead,
He had to on the island of St. Colm
Give us ten thousand dollars...

On one side of the German thaler a crucified Christ was depicted, and on the other a serpent entwining a cross. This is where, according to Ovason, the dollar symbol $ came from, which serves as a reminder to all of humanity that spiritual healing began with God, not money.

Alpha and Omega

George Washington was depicted on the dollar bill for a reason. He remained in history as a prudent and economical owner who kept his own accounting records, believing that it was easier to keep track of every penny. Celebrating his economic literacy, he was featured on the one dollar bill. But the story with Washington on the dollar does not end there. The frame that frames his portrait also deserves special attention.

According to Ovason, this is the symbol of Omega, a letter of the Greek alphabet that means "the end of everything."

Here, according to the researcher, the faith of Washington, who was a religious Christian, is symbolically expressed. In the book of revelations of John the Theologian, the expression Alpha and Omega is found more than once - the end and beginning of everything: “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to reward everyone according to his deeds. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the First and the Last." The letter Alpha or “A”, which appears on the bill, like many other things, exactly thirteen times, is not lost in the dollar either.

Lucky number thirteen

The fear of the devil's dozen has long been ingrained in people's minds; in some hotels they even deliberately do not include the thirteenth number, the “unlucky number.” Nevertheless, the creators of the dollar definitely sympathized with him, if only because the States were once formed from the former thirteen colonies. The first flag of independent America had thirteen stripes and stars.

On the one-dollar bill there are thirteen letters "alpha", thirteen arrows in the eagle's paw, symbolizing the military strength of Congress, thirteen steps of the pyramid, thirteen stars representing the colonies that achieved freedom through their unity.

There are thirteen letters in the Latin inscription on the ribbon held by the eagle: “E Pluribus Unum” (“Out of many, one”). By the way, the original inscription in Latin sounds like Ex Pluribus Unum. The letter X was removed deliberately to preserve the key dollar number - thirteen.

Pyramid

Perhaps the most mysterious symbol of the dollar is an unfinished pyramid, which is crowned with the “all-seeing divine eye,” a recognizable Masonic sign. According to the official version, the pyramid symbol means “strength and prosperity” and symbolizes the newly created United States, hence the thirteen steps in the number of colonies.

The incompleteness of the pyramid indicates the incompleteness of the state and the potential for its expansion. The phrase, located under the pyramid "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM" ("New Law for the Ages"), according to Charles Thomson, one of the first figures of Congress, symbolizes the "new American era", which, according to his ideas, began with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. There is also an appeal to Christianity here.

According to researcher Ovason, the creators of the new state hoped to bring to the world a new order based on Christian values. In other words, the inscription declares America to be the “new world order.”
By the way, the Roman numerals at the foot of the pyramid - MDCCLXXVI, which today cause no less debate than the “all-seeing eye”, indicate the year of adoption of the Declaration: M - 1,000, D - 500, CC - 200, L - 50, XX - 20, VI - 6. The total is 1776.

All-seeing eye

In the “eye” crowning the pyramid, some researchers see the image of the left eye of the Egyptian god Horus - “wadjet”, which symbolizes the moon. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, Horus lost it in a battle with the god of chaos Set. Healed by the god Thoth, the eye became a powerful amulet denoting world order, from royal power to fertility. In history, as we know, important religious symbols do not disappear, but are borrowed by other religions, undergoing a certain transformation.

According to Ovason, the same thing happened with the eye of Horus, which became part of the Christianity that spread in Egypt. In the context of the new religion, it turned into “the eye of the all-seeing God.” Basically, this symbol is found in Catholicism, although it can be seen on some Orthodox icons and churches. Subsequently, the sign began to be used by Freemasons, for whom it turned into the “Radiant Delta,” reminiscent of the all-pervasiveness of the Creator.

Despite the widespread belief that the “All-Seeing Eye” was placed on the dollar by the Freemasons, there is no evidence to suggest that this was the case. According to the memoirs of the creators themselves, the “eye” symbolizes the omnipotence of God, who oversees the new state and the order it has adopted.

Owl, spider and skull

If you look closely, you can see a miniature owl perched on the frame framing the unit. According to historian Alfred Siegert, it appeared on the banknote after the Great Depression and Nixon's abandonment of the gold standard. Economists joke: “Until the owl is removed, we won’t see an increase in the exchange rate.”

In general, the owl on the dollar has many faces. Some people see in it a spider, which, according to the designers’ idea, “weaved a web around the unit,” others just a bunch of lines, and some manage to see pirate symbols there – a skull and two crossed bones. According to the official version, the “owl” has no symbolic meaning.

Many people have probably heard that the United States 1 dollar bill is “decorated” with Masonic symbols. Of course, it’s still interesting to “disassemble” the dollar into “cogs” and see what’s there “inside”... That’s exactly what we’ll do now.

We take out a piece of paper, unfold it and... we see images of the so-called “seal of the United States”, decorated with obscure symbols. The left side of the dollar represents the Great Pyramid and the "All Seeing Eye" in rays of light.

The pyramid is presented as a symbol of the Egyptian priests who rule the world, and the all-seeing eye symbolizes power, mystery and miracle.

So what do the Masons have to do with it? And despite the fact that this very pyramid, firstly, consists of thirteen brick steps (the number of Masons) and, secondly, it is leveled, which makes the usual Egyptian pyramid a sign of “freemasons”. For such a “straight” pyramid is a symbol of the unified world order they established. And finally, the eye itself, enclosed in a Masonic triangle.

It is interesting that the Russian artist Roerich, who himself was a member of one of the Masonic lodges, took a direct part in drawing up the “composition”. And the order for “design” came from another Freemason - the well-known Rothschild. We took the design problem seriously, just like a website template...

Of course, every frog praises, first of all, its own swamp, and is there a “secret” hint of “world domination” in the design of the dollar, no, but the Masons really took part in the development of the design of the American dollar. We can only think and build our own versions of the “creation” of the myth (is it a myth?) about America’s world domination.

But let's try to take a closer look at the history of the creation of the dollar bill and the Great Seal of the United States, which is considered the main object containing Masonic symbols.

Masonic rituals are provided with a large number of symbols - familiar things that can convey hidden meaning. The Masonic signs on the $1 bill mostly relate to the Great Seal of the United States, so let’s take a closer look at the history of its creation.

Man uses signs, pictures, emblems and words, etc., to convey his thoughts or ideas, and some of them are symbols more than others. This was especially evident during the Age of Enlightenment during the 18th century and the signs that we know today as symbols of the United States arose under French influence.

The War of Independence ended, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, since then this date has been celebrated as Independence Day. The winners decided to create a Seal of the United States that would reflect their values ​​for future generations.

Benjamin Franklin, J. Adams and Thomas Jefferson took part in the creation of the seal design, assisted by the artist Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere. Du Simitiere was an accomplished portrait painter and designed the state seals of Delaware and Virginia.

Six weeks later, the first option was put forward for discussion, but the issue was postponed for more than 3 years. In 1780 he was sent to a new committee (Lovell, Scott and Huston). The artwork was handled by Francis Hopkinson, who was also responsible for the design of the new flag. However, for another 2 years the issue could not move forward.

Early in 1782, the 3rd Committee (Middleton, Rutledge and Elias Boudinot, as well as William Barton, who was knowledgeable in matters of heraldry) was chosen and, in less than five days, they had come up with two rather complex designs. These projects were delayed by Congress. The then Secretary of Congress, Charles Thomason, took upon himself the issue of creating the Great Seal. With Barton's help, he made some changes and a third design emerged, inspired by Hopkinson's image on the 1778 fifty-dollar bill (a pyramid surrounded by the words "DEO FAVENTE PERENNIS" - "God's blessing forever"), which was resubmitted by the committee to Congress, and finally , Printing has been approved.

Prior to this time, the famous Freemasons involved in the creation of the Seal included Franklin, Jefferson, Houston and William Barton, but none of the developers of the final version were Freemasons. However, it is known that they essentially continued to work with the original version.

Let's take a closer look at the Great Seal of the USA:

Front side: American (bald) eagle holding an olive branch in the right talon, and a bunch of 13 arrows in the left talon, a scroll with the motto, “E PLURIBUS UNUM” in its beak, a shield on the eagle’s chest.

Above the eagle's head, above the shield, a ring of 13 stars forms a constellation on a blue background in a halo, among the clouds.

Reverse side: truncated pyramid. Above the pyramid there are eyes in a triangle, surrounded by a halo. Around the all-seeing eye is the motto “ANNUIT COEPTIS.” At the base of the pyramid the number is MDCCLXXVI. On the bottom of the ribbon is the motto “NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM”

ANNUIT COEPTIS: What does this mean?

The motto ANNUIT COEPTIS has no subject or tense. In 1892 it was proposed that the missing noun in the sentence should be the All-Seeing Eye at the top of the pyramid..., and thus the motto came to be interpreted in the present tense as, "it (the All-Seeing Eye) favors our undertakings." In a later publication, the missing subject ANNUIT was it was decided to replace it with God, and the motto in a more recent publication is translated - in the past tense - as, "He (God) blessed our undertakings."

NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM: What does this mean?

The motto originally belongs to Virgil, a famous Roman poet who lived in the first century BC. - to the stanzas of his Eclogue IV, a pastoral poem that expresses the world's yearning for a new era of peace and happiness. "Magnus ab integro seclorum nascitur ordo".

Virgil's poems have been translated in various ways, for example:
"A large series of ages begins again.
The mighty march of the ages begins again.
The mighty order of the ages is born again.
The majestic whirlwind of whirling centuries begins again."

Translation of the word "Novus": new, young, fresh, original.

Translation of "Ordo": series, series, order.

"Seclorum", a shortened form of "seculorum", is the plural of "seculum", translated: generations, centuries or centuries.

Thomson, a Latin expert, coined the motto: "novus ordo seclorum" and explained its meaning: "the date at the bottom of the pyramid is the date of the Declaration of Independence, and the motto below it signifies the beginning of the new American Era which begins from that date."

Official English translation of "novus ordo seclorum": "A new order forever"

Note that the motto "novus ordo seclorum" was not intended to mean "new world order." Seclorum is plural, then what is a new order of worlds? And Thomson argued that the motto refers to the beginning of the new American era, beginning in 1776.

The growing ranks of the pyramid being built help illustrate the new order across generations. Thus together these words show the beginning of a new American Era, beginning with the date contained at the base of the Pyramid.

The seals were approved in 1782 and 1841, but in 1883 the reverse side was officially rejected by a committee headed by Harvard University professor Elliot Norton, who said in no uncertain terms that it was "...a dismal emblem of the Masonic Fraternity." From then on, it didn't really appear anywhere until 1935, when the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States appeared on the dollar bill.

Are the symbols on the Seal Masonic signs or coincidences?

Let's examine them sequentially, are they Masonic? Fact of Historical Interest: The Great Seal is similar to the double-sided coin that was featured on the $1 bill introduced by President Roosevelt in 1935; the obverse is on the right side and the reverse (pyramid) on the left. The eagle's head was originally turned toward the arrows, but at the insistence of President Truman, it was turned toward the olive branches in 1945.

The eagle has 32 feathers on its right wing - the number of ordinary degrees or degrees in Scottish Freemasonry.

On the left wing there are 33 feathers, corresponding to the 33rd degree of the same rite, awarded for outstanding Masonic services.

There are nine feathers in the tail - the number of degrees in the Head, Council and Command of the York Rite.

The Scottish Rite originated in France, which, together with the York Rite, which is also American, represents the union of French and American Freemasons in the struggle for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

The total number of feathers is 65, a number that according to Gematria (Gematria is the numerical values ​​of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet used in Kabbalah and Torah), means "gam yachad" (3+40+10+8+4) [Psalm 133 Hinei ma tov], a phrase often used in Freemasonry.

The halo above the eagle's head is divided into 24 equal parts, reminiscent of a 24-inch ruler, and symbolizes the ritual that you must perform every hour.

The 5-pointed stars are reminiscent of the Masonic Flaming Star and the "Five Points of Fellowship", which contain the essence of the doctrine of Freemasonry.

The arrangement of the stars forms the overlapping equilateral triangles that make up the Star of David.

The gold, silver and blue colors represent the moon, the sun and the Worshipful Master, the three minor lights of the Nederlandic rite, which originated in France.

Golden halo in English "Golden Glory" are two words starting with the letter G, one of the meanings of which in Masonic vocabulary is an abbreviation for the word "geometer". Freemasons use this term as one of the names of the supreme being.

The colors of the shield on the Eagle's chest are red, white and blue - the colors of the Royal Arch Masons.

If you look at the Great Seal directly, the All-Seeing Eye depicted on the reverse side will be in a golden halo. The obvious Masonic significance of this symbol is complemented by the fact that such an image appears on the Grand Master's jewel, although it is not known whether it existed before 1782.

The triangle is known to all Masons and can represent the three main Lights of the Masons - the Book of the Sacred Law, the Compass and the Square.

The isosceles triangle illustrates the Pythagorean Theorem or Euclid's 47th Proposition. Note that the triangle is not equilateral.

The pyramid has 13 rows.

Does she have a light side and a dark side - symbolizing dedication and uninitiation?

Nowadays 13 is considered to be an unlucky number, but consider the following:

13 first colonies
13 signers of the Declaration of Independence
13 stripes on the flag
13 Latin letters above the pyramid ANNUIT COEPTIS
13 stars above eagle
13 stripes on the shield
13 leaves on an olive branch
13 arrows
13 in gematria - ‘echad’ that is, the designation of unity

Now let's turn our attention to the Seal of the Treasury - on the front side of the bill with a portrait of George Washington

This Seal is in the 1968 edition. To many of you, without a shadow of a doubt, it will seem definitely Masonic.

We see 3 predominant images: scales, obviously representing justice, a ribbon with 13 stars (once again the first states), a key (symbolizing power).

However, let's take a closer look. This is not a ribbon, this is Chevron. The chevron represents the roof of a house, derived from the French meaning of the word "chevron" - rafters. It means protection. Until 1969, the chevron really looked like a Masonic square.

Note the date. This is the year the Department was created.

By the way, the basic design of the Treasury Seal is older than the Federal Government. So there's really nothing surprising here. The use of these symbols by freemasons may be a matter of expediency.

A note about the Scottish Rite: it was founded in France in 1754 and formalized in the United States in 1786, but it should be noted here that Benjamin Franklin was the Royal Ambassador to France, and was well acquainted with French Freemasonry.

Now let's go back to the initial artistic creation of the $1 bill.

Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, and Du Simitiere worked collaboratively and individually for a month, and then each presented a project to Congress. Adams presented a project by Simon Gribelin called "The Hercules Solution".

In Benjamin Franklin's handwritten note, he proposed a biblical scene: "Moses standing on the shore, and stretching out his hand to the sea, causing to crush Pharaoh, who sits in an open Chariot, with a crown on his head and a sword in his hand. Rays from the clouds reach Moses to express that he is acting on the orders of God." The motto that Franklin chose was: "Revolt against tyrants, obedience to God."

Thomas Jefferson's concept was a picture of the children of Israel being led through the wilderness by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. For the reverse side he proposed the image of the brothers Hengist and Horse, who were the leaders of the first Anglo-Saxon settlement in Great Britain.

Three other early designs featured David's harp. Most designs included an olive branch included in the final approved design, which is present on today's banknote. The biblical meaning of the olive branch is hope and peace, but the number of fruits and leaves was increased to thirteen by later committees.

We now understand why it was rejected and the project shelved.

All-seeing eye

One eye in Renaissance art was the artistic personification of the "Omniscient Omnipresent Deity." The Eye of Providence was part of the general art of iconography of the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1614, the frontispiece of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the World shows an eye in a cloud called "Providentia" overlooking the entire Earth. Du Simitiere, who proposed the use of the symbol, collected art books and was familiar with the artistic and decorative techniques and elements used in Renaissance art. Placed within the triangle, the eye moves beyond the general concept of God to a stronger statement of the Trinitarian. It was during this period that Masonic rituals and symbolism were very popular; and it is not surprising that many symbols common to society found use in Masonic rituals. Masons may have adopted the triangle due to the frequent use of the number 3 in their rituals: three degrees, three Original Grand Masters, three major officers, and so on.

Eventually the All-Seeing Eye came to be used officially by Freemasons as a symbol of God, but this did not happen until the end of the eighteenth century, after Congress adopted the Seal.

The All-Seeing Eye of God is noted several times in the Bible:

Psalm 31:8
“I will admonish you, I will guide you in the way you should go; I will guide you; My eye is upon you.”
Psalm 32:18
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him and trust in His mercy
Ezekiel 20:17
But My eye was sorry to destroy them; and I did not destroy them in the wilderness.

Freemasonry adopted the All-Seeing Eye in 1797.

Pyramid

In his message, William Barton stated that “The Pyramid symbolizes Strength and Longevity.” A parallel can be drawn with the 2 pillars of Freemasonry - Strength and Creation. Remember that Barton was a Freemason. However, you will not find a pyramid among the Masonic symbols.

It is known that this project was made taking into account the wishes of Chaim Solomon (1740 - 1785), who was the main financier of the Americans during the War of Independence against Great Britain. A Jew born in Prussia/Poland, he died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In 1975, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp commemorating Chaim Solomon for his contributions to the American Revolution. The stamp contained a seal on both sides. The following words were printed on the adhesive side in pale green ink:

"Financial Hero - Businessman and broker Chaim Solomon was responsible for much of the money to finance the American Revolution and subsequently save the new nation from collapse."

Many historians argue that without his contributions, “there would be no America today.”

Thus, in conclusion, we can say that although the symbols used by the Masons are present on the dollar, it is not known for certain who used whose symbols: the Masons from the Great Seal or Masonic symbols placed on the Seal. That being said, Freemasonry did borrow and incorporate some symbols where appropriate.

Many of the other symbols on the $1 bill are coincidences and wishful thinking.

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The one dollar bill has a large number of symbols that are interpreted by many as Masonic. And there are people who scrupulously look for hidden meaning in its individual elements. The version that these signs were made to combat counterfeiters is not a priority for them.

Letter

This sign is hard not to notice, and it’s not secret here at all. The letter identifies the specific Federal Reserve bank where the bill was printed.

Among the letters are: “G” - Chicago, “F” - Atlanta, “B” - New York, “A” - Boston, “C” - Philadelphia, “D” - Cleveland, “E” - Richmond, “N” " - St. Louis, "I" - Minneapolis, "J" - Kansas City, "K" - Dallas, "L" - San Francisco.

Unknown creature

There is more than one guess about this tiny icon to the left of the one in the upper right corner. Some believe that it is an owl, others see a skull and crossbones in it, and still others claim that they actually see a spider, explaining this by the presence of a “web” behind the number “1”. There is also a version that this is an ordinary blot that no one noticed in those years.

Latin inscriptions

It is said that during the Great Depression, the authorities decided to call upon the occult sciences to help the nation emerge from a protracted economic crisis, which explains the Latin inscriptions: Annuit coeptis- “Start time”, Novus ordo seclorum- “A new order for centuries”, E pluribus unum- “Out of many, one.”

Number 13

This number has a special role on the small green piece of paper. Namely: an eagle with a shield clutches 13 arrows and an olive branch with 13 leaves and fruits; 13 horizontal and 13 vertical stripes are drawn on the shield, and 13 stars are depicted above the eagle’s head; the pyramid has 13 brick levels, 13 vertices in total in two parts of the pyramid (8 in the large lower part and 5 in the floating upper part) and 13 tufts of grass next to it, and especially attentive ones noticed that the Latin inscriptions Annuit coeptis And E pluribus unum consist of 13 letters.
There is an assumption that this figure symbolizes the 13 former colonies from which the United States was formed.

Eye

In God We Trust

There are many legends about how this inscription appeared. One of them is this.

During the Gold Rush, many people traveled to the Wild West to make their fortune in the gold mines. In those days, there were a lot of different securities floating around the country. When someone in the saloon tried to pay for a glass of whiskey and steak with bills and other crap, he was refused. The man asked in bewilderment:
-You don't believe in debt?
He was invariably answered:
- We trust God, the rest pay in cash!
This phrase then sounded like this: In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.

Roman numerals

At the base of the pyramid there is a code "MDCCLXXVI". This is the Roman numbering: M - 1,000, D - 500, CC - 200, L - 50, XX - 20, VI - 6. The total is 1776 - the year in which America became an independent state.

The currency of the United States of America has always been surrounded by an aura of intrigue since the release of the first dollar in 1862.
The dollar boasts an interesting history and holds many secrets. And although some of these secrets are sometimes interpreted too loosely, turning into full-fledged conspiracy theories, it must still be admitted that the design of the dollar bill is extremely curious.

See for yourself:

1. Masonic symbols.

There is a version that the Freemasons played an important role in the design of the dollar and even the founding of the United States. The so-called "All-Seeing Eye", located above the pyramid on the emblem on the left side of the dollar, is often used as a Masonic symbol. In addition, Benjamin Franklin, a member of the banknote design committee, belonged to the Masonic lodge.
However, this symbol has been used in different cultures and religions for thousands of years (remember the ancient Egyptian Eye of Horus), and Freemasons began to use it after the creation of the dollar design. We also note that Franklin's versions of the Great Seal of State were rejected.

2. Number 13.


The number 13 appears more than once in the dollar figure. The pyramid has 13 steps; there are 13 stars on the eagle; the shield has 13 horizontal and vertical stripes; the phrases "Annuit Coeptis" and "E Pluribus Unum" each contain 13 letters; on the olive branch in the eagle's left paw there are 13 leaves and 13 berries, and in his right paw he clutches 13 arrows. Coincidence?
As you know, the number 13 is associated with many prejudices, and in many countries, including the United States, it is considered a bad omen. The 13 also plays an important role in Christianity (at the Last Supper there were 13 diners, the feast of St. Anthony of Padua falls on June 13 and is celebrated for 13 weeks), in Judaism (at the age of 13, Jews undergo the bar mitzvah initiation rite, and the Jewish faith is based on 13 principles) and in Islam (Ali, Muhammad's cousin, was born on the 13th).

However, the appearance of this number on dollars is explained much more simply: it was 13 colonies that declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776, forming the United States of America.

3. Connection with the Illuminati?

The dollar is often cited as evidence that the Illuminati had a hand in the founding of the United States. As with the Freemasons, the All-Seeing Eye is often considered an Illuminati symbol of omnipresent and all-knowing power.
Many also claim that the pyramid on the dollar symbolizes the hierarchy of power, with this secret society at the top (the frequent use of pyramids in the logos of financial institutions and corporations is also cited as “evidence”), and the Roman numeral MDCCLXXVI (1776) at the base of the pyramid supposedly denotes the year the country was founded, and the date of the emergence of the Illuminati.

Of course, there is no evidence for this theory, and it is unlikely that the Illuminati had anything to do with the design of dollar bills.

4. Strange creature.


You are unlikely to be able to discern this detail without a magnifying glass. In the upper right corner of the banknote, slightly above and to the left of the number 1, there seems to be some kind of creature lurking.
There are several assumptions about this. Some say it's an owl. Many people believe that this is simply protection against counterfeiting. But there are also those who see a spider there.

The latter argue that the hidden spider makes sense because the unit is depicted against a web background. There is also a version that on the reverse side the mysterious creature resembles a skull and crossbones. Do you see him?

5. Cross.


If you look at the corners on the back of the note, you can see the shape of an unusual cross or mill (behind the unit). Many believe that this is the so-called Maltese cross, which is a secret reference to the famous Maltese Order of Knighthood.
This order, founded in the Middle Ages, allegedly still continues its activities. In 1798, Napoleon stormed the island fortress of the knights, causing many of them to flee to America. Did they really manage to hide their symbol on the dollar?

6. Hindu deity.


Again, this detail is difficult to see without a magnifying glass. To the right of the base of the unit, in the lower left corner, there appears to be a figure with hair tied up in a bun. Many believe that this is a hidden image of the Hindu god Shiva.
It’s hard to believe, but conspiracy theorists sincerely believe that the dollar depicts Shiva, the Destroyer of Worlds. He is traditionally depicted with his hair tied up in a bun.

Do you see the figure to the right of the unit? Do you think this is really Shiva?

7. Twin Towers.


The origin of this theory is unknown, but in 2002 it suddenly surfaced on many websites. Conspiracy theorists claim that if you fold a $20 bill in a certain way, you will see an image of the burning World Trade Center towers.
Of course, this is cited as evidence that September 11 was either orchestrated by the US government or predicted by some higher power. Of course, it is impossible to seriously discuss this version, but we included it in the list for the sake of completeness.

In April 1864, the US Congress passed a law allowing the mint to place the phrase "In God We Trust" on coins, later adopted as the official motto of the United States. We will tell you some interesting facts about the American dollar...

In God We Trust

Until the mid-20th century, only the unofficial US motto was used on dollar coins and bills - E pluribus unum (Latin: “Out of many, one”), the 13 letters of which correspond to the 13 states that formed the Union. This slogan was adopted in 1782, when the Great Seal of the United States was approved. The national emblem was first minted on a five dollar gold coin in 1795.

The motto In God We Trust began to be placed on American coins largely due to the growth of religious sentiment during the American Civil War. Treasury Secretary Salmon Chase received many letters asking for God to be marked on coins. The first such appeal dates back to November 13, 1861 and was written by an evangelical priest named Watkinson from a small town in Philadelphia.

On the eve of the President's annual report to the US Congress, where he was supposed to touch on financial issues, the pastor wrote: “I propose that instead of the goddess of liberty, we place next to the 13 stars a ring with the inscription Perpetual Union (Latin for “eternal union”), on the inside rings the all-seeing eye, surrounded by a halo, under it an American flag with the number of stars equal to the number of united states, and on the sides the words: God, Liberty, Law.” From Watkinson's point of view, no citizen could resist such a coin, which would save America from humiliation and paganism.

A week after this, Chase sent instructions to the director of the Philadelphia Mint, James Pollock, to develop a national motto, as short and concise as possible, which would reflect “the faith of our people in the Lord.”

In December 1863, the director of the mint presented designs for the one-, two-, and three-cent coins. He proposed Our Country, Our God or God, Our Trust as a motto. Chase approved of these versions, but made some changes to them, rearranging parts of the first (Our God And Our Country), and turning the second into In God We Trust.

It turned out that in January 1837, Congress passed a law defining the slogans and elements that were required to be placed on coins, and the decision to change them could not be made without the federal legislature. Congress authorized the mint to use In God We Trust when striking coins on April 22, 1864. The following March, a law was passed allowing the mint to place the motto on gold and silver coins with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.

The motto disappeared from nickels in 1883 and did not reappear until the Jefferson Nickel was issued in 1938. Since then, this inscription has been applied to all US coins.

In 1956, Congress declared "God we trust" to be the official motto of the United States. The following year, the first paper money with this inscription appeared in circulation. By 1966, all dollar bills began to praise the Lord.

In God We Trust is also the state motto of Florida. Its Spanish version - En Dios Confiamos - was minted on coins of the Republic of Nicaragua until 2012, until it was replaced by the “Cordoba Centenary” in honor of the century of circulation of the national currency.

Color

The first dollar bills were gray-green. A unified financial system in the United States appeared only in 1861, when Congress ordered the Treasury to issue banknotes in denominations of $5, $10 and $20.

A huge number of banknotes required a lot of ink, and since green was already used for the production of money paper, and it was quite cheap, they began to use it. In addition, the green paint was quite resistant to external influences. The need to produce colored banknotes was also driven by the advent of photography and the ease of reproduction of currency printed only in black ink.

When dollars began to make their way into the southern states after the Civil War, they were given the name greenbacks, and then the word was shortened to “bucks.”

Dollars became monotonous green in 1929, but in the last ten years they have been printed again with the addition of other colors. A year ago, the US Federal Reserve announced the introduction of a new $100 bill, which, among various anti-counterfeit features such as watermarks and special threads, also has new colors.

The "100" number in the lower right corner of the front and back of the note is copper-colored, and the bell on Benjamin Franklin's inkwell changes color from copper to green.

Conspiracy theory

In 1935, during the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, images of the front and back of the Great Seal of the United States appeared on the dollar bill, and since then, adherents of conspiracy theories have found many Masonic signs in its appearance. Roosevelt himself was a representative of the Grand Lodge of Georgia to the Grand Lodge of New York, and reached the 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite.

The decision to create the Great Seal came after the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. This issue was dealt with for six years; several successive commissions were involved in the development of the emblem. There were no Masons among the authors of the final version, but they worked with the first sketch, in the creation of which Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, who belonged to the Freemasons, were involved.

The front of the note features the first President of the United States, George Washington, who was also a Freemason.

One dollar bill

On the reverse side of the banknote, to the right of the denomination, the obverse of the Great Seal is depicted. It features a bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States. He has arrows in his right paw and an olive branch in his left, while the number of arrows, leaves and olives is 13, which corresponds to the number of the first states of the Union, but conspiracy theorists already see this as a Masonic number, since by 1782, when the emblem was approved, the states there were already 14. Above the eagle there is a halo with stars, the number of which, again, is 13, while they form intersecting equilateral triangles that make up the Star of David.

The reverse side of the Great Seal, which appears on the banknote to the left of the denomination, causes much more hysteria. At its center is a truncated pyramid with an eye in a triangle at the top. Some believe that it belongs to the Great Architect of the Universe or even the satanic deity Baphomet, although the “All-Seeing Eye” has been a very common symbol of iconography since the 17th century, and the rationale for such an image is contained in the Bible.

Masons adopted this symbol as a reminder of the all-pervading gaze of divine providence only in 1797, that is, 15 years after the adoption of the national emblem.

The pyramid is crowned with the inscription Annuit Coeptis, which has no subject or tense and therefore can be translated in different ways, from “our undertakings are blessed” to “he (God) has blessed our undertakings.”

The Latin phrase under the pyramid is Novus Ordo Seclorum, meaning “new order of the ages,” but adherents of Masonic theory interpret it as “new world order.” Actually, the pyramid in their understanding symbolizes this new order, although in the official version the growing rows (there are also 13 of them) of the pyramid under construction illustrate the formation of the United States, which began with the advent of the new American era.

This era begins with the date indicated at the base of the pyramid in Roman numerals - MDCCLXXVI, that is, 1776, when America became independent. But even in this, conspiracy theorists see signs of a global conspiracy, laying out the numbers that make it up this way and that. For example, if you divide nine Latin letters into triplets (that is, M - 1000 D - 500 C - 100; C - 100 L - 50 X - 10; and X - 10 V - 5 I - 1), and place them at the vertices of the triangles so that the first letter in each triple is at the top (that is, 1000, 100 and 10), then the numbers at the base of the triangles will give the satanic number 666 (500+100, 50+10 and 5+1).

Despite the fact that sketches of both sides of the seal were approved in 1782 and 1841, the blank for its reverse was never made. Since the 1880s, this image has not appeared anywhere until, according to legend, Roosevelt came across it in some brochure and decided to put it on the banknote.

Masonic signs are found not only in the impressions of the Great Seal, but also in other design elements of the one-dollar bill. For several decades now, a certain Joseph Marquis has been trying to open people’s eyes to secret signs, who claims that he belonged to the Illuminati until he knew God. He discovered a hidden “Illuminati owl” in the upper right corner of the front side of the bill, and a winged demon with a skull face in the lower left corner of the back side.

Amero

In 1999, Canadian economist Herbert Grabel of Fraser University published the article "Arguments for the Amero: The Economics and Politics of North American Monetary Union." In it, Grabel proposed the concept of a single currency for the United States, Canada and Mexico, which would replace the American and Canadian dollars, as well as the Mexican peso.

Amero banknotes

In 2005, in Texas, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, US President George W. Bush and Mexican President Vicente Fox created the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership, which greatly concerned the world community and revived the debate about the Amero currency. The creation of the Partnership was supposed to be the first step towards building a North American society. In May 2005, the Council on Foreign Relations, which aims to explain to the world the goals of US foreign policy, published a report that contained a plan to redraw the borders of three North American states and create a Union.

Then the host of the radio program “The Hal Turner Show,” Harold Turner, posted on his website photographs of Amero coins, which the Treasury had allegedly already begun minting. Proof that the coin was real would be the letter D engraved on the lower right side of the coin's reverse, indicating that it was made by the Denver, Colorado mint.

The reporter put forward the idea that the US government deliberately wants to cause panic among its citizens so that they will voluntarily accept the merger of the three countries as the only possible option to avoid economic disaster. At the same time, according to Turner, only Mexicans could benefit from the creation of the North American Union, since pesos are cheaper than Canadian and US dollars.

Turner was immediately accused of slander and falsification of facts, and a website “fictitious Amero coin” appeared, which displayed the same pictures that the reporter showed. In response to this, the journalist gave more and more arguments in favor of a conspiracy between the three countries, including claiming that the United States sent 800 billion ameros to the China Development Bank in anticipation of the collapse of the national currency.

In the end, everyone was so tired of him that Wikipedia users made a change to his page on this resource, writing that he died on October 13, 2007. Turner, however, is still alive, and living quite an interesting life. So, in August 2010, he was sentenced to 33 months in prison for threatening to kill three federal judges. He was released in 2012, but he is not allowed to appear on the radio for several more years.

During the existence of the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership, US foreign debt continued to grow and by 2009 reached $13 trillion, which fully justified the need to introduce a new currency in the eyes of Amero adherents. However, after six meetings held by the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States from March 2005 to August 2009, this association ceased to exist.