The new US coins
National motto obscured on new U.S. dollar coins
from the AFA Journal OneNewsNow.com January 27, 2007
The new American dollar coins due out next month will have a bit of an edge to them -- for that's where some important info will be displayed.
A new series of U.S. dollar coins coming out in February will bear the images of deceased U.S. presidents, as well as the national motto, "In God We Trust." However, one very important design difference is that the motto will not appear on each coin's flat surface as always before, but on its thin edge (that is, along the side of the coin).
Also relegated to the edge of the coin will be the year it was minted and the previous national motto, "E Pluribus Unum."
WorldNetDaily said the U.S. Mint's explanation for the coins' change in design is to provide more space for the presidents' portraits on the face of the coins and the Statue of Liberty on the reverse. Four presidents will be featured each year, with a new president appearing every three months.
The first U.S. coin to bear "In God We Trust" was the 1864 two-cent piece. The statement was engraved on American coins until 1956 when, by an act of Congress, it was declared the national motto. The next year, the motto was permanently adopted for use on U.S. money.
from the AFA Journal OneNewsNow.com January 27, 2007
The new American dollar coins due out next month will have a bit of an edge to them -- for that's where some important info will be displayed.
A new series of U.S. dollar coins coming out in February will bear the images of deceased U.S. presidents, as well as the national motto, "In God We Trust." However, one very important design difference is that the motto will not appear on each coin's flat surface as always before, but on its thin edge (that is, along the side of the coin).
Also relegated to the edge of the coin will be the year it was minted and the previous national motto, "E Pluribus Unum."
WorldNetDaily said the U.S. Mint's explanation for the coins' change in design is to provide more space for the presidents' portraits on the face of the coins and the Statue of Liberty on the reverse. Four presidents will be featured each year, with a new president appearing every three months.
The first U.S. coin to bear "In God We Trust" was the 1864 two-cent piece. The statement was engraved on American coins until 1956 when, by an act of Congress, it was declared the national motto. The next year, the motto was permanently adopted for use on U.S. money.
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