Great Seal of the United States, pyramid and all-seeing eye – Historic Reproduction
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A window into the past: Great Seal of the United States, pyramid and all-seeing eye, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Great Seal of the United States, pyramid and all-seeing eye
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The reverse of the Great Seal of the United States is the design most people recognize: an unfinished pyramid of thirteen courses, a radiant eye above it, and the Latin motto Annuit Coeptis over the top. The eye and pyramid came from the seal's 1782 design, which was adopted in its basic form by Congress in 1782 after a committee of Franklin, Adams and Jefferson and later artists, including William Barton, reworked the proposals. The unfinished pyramid was meant to suggest a young nation still building toward strength, and the eye, often read as a symbol of providence, was linked to the motto "He has favored our undertakings." Among the more curious details to notice is that the eye appears on the back of the dollar bill, a placement that has kept the seal in public view since 1935.
| Original scan | 937 × 1,000 px |
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| Reference | great seal 1 |
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