词汇 | in god we trust |
词源 | in God we trust. Mind Your Business was the first motto used on a U.S. coin. In God We Trust, the motto now found on all American coins large enough to hold it, was authorized by two Congressional acts of 1865. It was used on the eagle (the $10 gold piece), the double eagle (the $20 gold piece), the half eagle (the $5 gold piece), the silver dollar, the half dollar, and the quarter—and still appears on those latter three coins. This mot- to inspired the humorous slogan In God We Trusted, In Kansas We Busted that settlers in Kansas, bankrupt by the severe droughts from 1887 to 1891, painted on their old covered wag- ons when they returned East. |
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