Just wondering
2007-03-06 11:02:34 · 4 answers · asked by Zoey 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There are lots of reasons.
E pluribus unum referrs to the integration of the 13 independent colonies into one united country. The motto itself has thirteen letters, one for each of the original colonies.
"E Pluribus Unum" was one of the first national mottos of the US
It is Latin, and means,"Out of many, one" or "One from Many"
It's not just on the penny. "E PLURIBUS UNUM" is on most U.S. currency,
This motto was well known to literate 18th Century Americans and appeared in the Gentleman's Magazine, published monthly in Brixton, London from 1731. The legend "E pluribus unum" was used on the title pages of the annual volumes that contained a collection of the year's twelve editions of the magazine.
2007-03-06 11:06:51 · answer #1 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because "I cost more than a penny to mint but the government keeps making me anyway" won't fit.
2007-03-06 19:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by pater47 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means from many, one, or "one out of many" because the United States (one country) was formed out of many different British colonies.
2007-03-06 19:06:54 · answer #3 · answered by CanProf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"One out of many"=our national motto.
2007-03-06 19:11:56 · answer #4 · answered by Patricia S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋