National Motto

National Motto
the official US motto since 1956: ‘In God We Trust.’ It is based on a line from The Star-Spangled Banner: ‘And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”’ The motto has appeared on all US paper money and coins since 1955. All US states have their own individual mottoes, often in Latin.

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