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A banner below shows the New York State motto Excelsior, Latin for "Ever Upward", and the secondary motto E Pluribus Unum, Latin for "Out of Many, One"—adopted in 2020. [1] [2] Allegorical figures of Liberty (left) and Justice (right) support the shield and an American eagle spreads its wings above on a world globe.
E pluribus unum included in the Great Seal of the United States, being one of the nation's mottos at the time of the seal's creation. E pluribus unum (/ iː ˈ p l ɜːr ɪ b ə s ˈ uː n ə m / ee PLUR-ib-əs OO-nəm, Classical Latin: [eː ˈpluːrɪbʊs ˈuːnʊ̃], Latin pronunciation: [e ˈpluribus ˈunum]) – Latin for "Out of many, one" [1] [2] (also translated as "One out of many" [3 ...
E Pluribus Unum The coat of arms of the state of New York was formally adopted in 1778, and appears as a component of the state 's flag and seal . The shield displays a masted ship and a sloop on the Hudson River (symbols of inland and foreign commerce), bordered by a grassy shore and a mountain range in the background with the smiling sun ...
E pluribus unum: out of many, one: Literally, out of more (than one), one. The former national motto of the United States, which "In God We Trust" later replaced; therefore, it is still inscribed on many U.S. coins and on the U.S. Capitol. Also the motto of S.L. Benfica. Less commonly written as ex pluribus unum: ecce Agnus Dei: behold the lamb ...
The motto "E pluribus unum" (Latin for 'out of many, one') was approved for use on the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, but was never adopted as the national motto through legislative action. South Carolina has two official mottos, both which are in Latin. [2]
The change from "E Pluribus Unum" to "In God we trust" was generally considered uncontroversial at the time, given the rising influence of organized religion and pressures of the Cold War era in the 1950s. The 1956 law was one of several legislative actions Congress took to differentiate the United States from atheistic communism.
For the crest, he used Hopkinson's constellation of thirteen stars. The motto was E Pluribus Unum, taken from the first committee, and was on a scroll held in the eagle's beak. [14] [56] An eagle holding symbols of war and peace has a long history, and also echoed the second committee's themes.
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