God-fearing America

Banknote 1956

The inscription «In God We Trust» began to mint coins in the two-cent in 1864. But on the bills she first appeared only in 1957, thanks to the decree of President Eisenhower.

Banknote 1957

This motto appeared not to just emphasize God-fearing Americans. The end of the 50s - this time a sharp deterioration in US-Soviet relations. What was needed was a political gesture that would have differed sharply Christian civilization of the West from the godless Soviet Union
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