As published in The Gavel: The monthly Trestle Board of Monticello Lodge No. 532, F. & A. M., November 1960

Masonic Emblems on a $1 bill




13 leaves in the olive branches

13 bars and stripes in the shield

13 feathers in the tail

13 arrows

13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum" on the ribbon

13 stars in the green crest above

13 long feathers representing the 32nd Degree

13 granite stones in the Pyramid with the Masonic "All Seeing Eye"

13 letters in Annuit Coeptis ("God Has Prospered")

13 ones on the front and the seal of the U.S. made up of a key, square and the Scales of Justice, as well as a compass of which, of course, is an important symbol in Masonry.


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Related Article
The Eye In The Pyramid, Short Talk Bulletin, Masonic Service Association.



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