Roman Culture in Modern Culture

The dollar has many examples of Latin on it. Like the notable use of, "E Pluribus Unum" which means, "One of many" quite obviously this is one the one dollar bill, referring to the economy. One of the lesser known elements is that on the base of the pyramid the Roman numerals say, "MDCLXXVI" this translates to, "1776" the year of America's birth. Finally, surrounding the All Seeing Eye are the words, "Annuit Coeptis" which happens to mean, "Announcing Conception"

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