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The phrase Novus ordo seclorum (English: / ˈ n oʊ v ə s ˈ ɔːr d oʊ s ɛ ˈ k l ɔːr əm /, Latin: [ˈnɔwʊs ˈoːrdoː seːˈkloːrũː]; "New order of the ages") is one of two Latin mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The other motto is Annuit cœptis.
When designing the final version of the Great Seal, Charles Thomson (a former Latin teacher) kept the pyramid and eye for the reverse side but replaced the two mottos, using Annuit Cœptis instead of Deo Favente and Novus ordo seclorum instead of Perennis. When he provided his official explanation of the meaning of this motto, he wrote:
Two mottos appear: Annuit cœptis signifies that Providence has "approved of (our) undertakings." [32] Novus ordo seclorum, freely taken from Virgil, [33] is Latin for "a new order of the ages." [34] The reverse has never been cut (as a seal) but appears, for example, on the back of the one-dollar bill.
When designing the final version of the Great Seal, Thomson (a former Latin teacher) kept the pyramid and eye for the reverse side but replaced the two mottos, using Annuit Cœptis instead of Deo Favente (and Novus ordo seclorum instead of Perennis). When he provided his official explanation of the meaning of this motto, he wrote:
While Annuit cœptis ("He favors our undertakings") and Novus ordo seclorum ("New order of the ages") appear on the reverse side of the Great Seal, E Pluribus Unum appears on the obverse side of the seal (designed by Charles Thomson), the image of which is used as the national emblem of the United States, and appears on official documents such ...
At the top [citation needed] of the seal stands a Latin phrase, "ANNUIT COEPTIS", meaning "He favors our undertaking." At the bottom of the seal is a semicircular banner proclaiming "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM" meaning "New Order of the Ages" that is a reference to the new American era. To the left of this seal, a string of 13 pearls extends toward ...
Boven deze pyramide staat "Annuit Coeptis" er onder op de basis van de pyramide staat "MDCCLXXVI" en er onder staat "Novus Ordo Seclorum". De tekst is in het Latijns, en het woord Seclorum is een afkorting van Seculorum. Dit omdat men in gedichten wel eens een letter er uit haalde zodat het goed klonk.
Seal of the president of the United States; Armiger: President of the United States: Adopted: Unknown (current definition from 1945) Crest: Behind and above the eagle a radiating glory or, on which appears an arc of thirteen cloud puffs proper, and a constellation of thirteen mullets argent