Motto of the United States of America
A motto, derived from the Latin Muttum, is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group.
A Motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used in the western world.
On July 30, 1956 president Dwight Eisenhower approved a joint Resolution of the 84th Congress officially establishing the phrase :
In God We Trust
Replaced the phrase :
E Pluribus Unum
Which had been selected as Nation's official Motto in 1766.
The Motto ( In God We Trust ) can be tracked back 200 years In US history.
During the war of 1812
( war between USA & Great Britain ) as the morning light revealed that the American flag was still waving above Fort Mc Henry,
Francis Scot Key wrote the poem that would eventually become the national anthem.
The final Stanza of the poem read ( And this be our motto ) in God is our trust.
In 1864, Key's phrase was changed to :
In God We Trust
And included on the redesigned two - cents coin.
The followings year, Congress authorized the Director of the Philadelphia Mint to place the Motto on al gold and silver coins.
The motto began appearing on all US coins in 1938,
( In God We Trust ) became a part of the design of US currency ( paper money )
In 1957 The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has incorporated the Motto on all currency since 1963.
In God We Trust is also engraved on the wall above the Speaker's dais in the chamber of the House of Representative and over the entrance to the Chamber of the Senate.
Faissal Elmasri
Orlando / Florida
July 2014
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