The Cultural Experience of the One Dollar Bill
Name __________________________ Block: 1 2 3 4
1. The present form of the one dollar bill first came off the presses in 1957, however the
series you have was printed in ______ (year-look to the lower right of the president).
2. t f The one dollar bill is in fact paper because it is derived from wood products.
3. What do you think the scales of balance represent? (they are in the seal of the treasury)
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Still in the seal, what year do you think the treasury came into existence?_______
Still there in the seal, the _______ to the treasury is right above the date.
What president is on the one dollar bill? ___________ ___________________
What is the large letter to the left of the president (in the circle)? _____ There are also
four numbers (not the denomination of the bill) on the front of the bill;
what is it? ________ What is the correlation between this number and the letter?
8. Now look at the back of the bill. In the left hand circle find the pyramid. What part/
direction of the pyramid is in the dark? ______ This signifies the part of the
country which is not yet civilized or explored.
9. a b c The “all-seeing eye” represents an ancient symbol for…. a. exploration.
b. viewing the future. c. divinity.
10. Apparently, in whom do we trust? _______________
11. a b c The Latin above the pyramid, “ANNUIT COE PTIS” stands for ….
a. annual payment from the government b. a Coptic saying for printing money
c. God has favored our undertaking.
*** The Latin below the pyramid means “a new order has begun”.
12. Write the Roman Numeral which is inscribed at the base of the pyramid.
____________________________ = What year is it? ________________
13. In the right hand circle is the ___________ E____________ used as a symbol for
two reasons: one, he is strong and smart and not afraid of a storm; two, he wears
not a material crown (we had just broken from the King of England)
14. In the eagle’s beak is a banner which reads “ E P____________ __________”
which means “One Nation from ___________ People”.
15. a b c Above the eagle there are 13 stars representing the ….a. 13 original colonies
b. 13 countries of Europe c. 13 men who wrote the constitution.
16. Notice that the eagle also holds an olive branch and arrows in its talons. The olive
branch signifies that the country wants ____________, but we will never be afraid
to fight to preserve it.
17. Is the eagle facing the olive branch or the arrows? _______________________
18. Is 13 an unlucky number? Think about these questions – How many original
colonies were there? _______ How many stripes on our flag? _________
How many signers of the Declaration of Independence? __________
How many steps are there on the pyramid on our dollar bill? __________
How many letters in Latin are there above the pyramid? __________
How many arrows in the eagles talons? _________