Seal on the Dollar Bill

Topic: The seal on the dollar bill.

General Purpose: To inform/persuade

Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech the audience should be aware of the origin of the seal in the back of the United States dollar bill.

Central Idea: Knowing what the Latin phrases are on the seal and where they came from and also what the pyramid and eye represents.

Introduction: One day as I was sitting around I took out a dollar bill and noticed the symbol on the back. I wondered why this symbol was placed on the dollar bill so I decided to do a bit of investigation. First I will talk about the origin of Annuit Coeptis. Then I will talk about the origin of Novus Ordo Seclorum. Finally I will talk about the seal that shows a pyramid with an eye at the top of it.

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What is the origin of Annuit Coeptis?

The Latin motto Annuit Coeptis was suggested by Charles Thomas while putting together the final design for the reverse side of the great seal. The motto was taken from Virgil, a Roman poet in the first century