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| Keywords: BartonGreatSealDesignReverse.jpg The reverse side of William Barton's design for the Great Seal of the United States done as part of the third committee's attempt for a design This was eventually used as the reverse side of the final seal although with changed mottos The pyramid came from an earlier Continental currency note by Francis Hopkinson Barton originally put a palm tree on top the symbolism being The Palm Tree when burnt down to the very Root naturally rises fairer than ever but changed his mind The Eye of Providence was an element from the design of the first committee six years earlier Barton's full blazon was http //www greatseal com/committees/thirdcomm/bartonblazon html <blockquote> A Pyramid of thirteen Strata or Steps Or<s> and on the Summit of it a Palm Tree proper</s> In the Zenith an Eye surrounded with a Glory proper <br/><br/> In a Scroll above or in the Margin “ Deo Favente With God's Favor or God Favoring <br/> The Exergue “ Perennis Everlasting </blockquote> Extracted from PDF version of http //diplomacy state gov/exhibitions/onlineexhibitions/100935 htm Creating the Great Seal poster part of a U S Diplomacy Center State Department exhibition on the 225th anniversary of the Great Seal Direct PDF URL http //diplomacy state gov/documents/organization/101210 pdf 18MB <br/> Courtesy of the National Archives 1782 William Barton The http //diplomacy state gov/exhibitions/onlineexhibitions/100935 htm U S Diplomacy Center exhibition page states All materials in this exhibition are in the public domain and can be reproduced without permission Citation of this source is appreciated NARA-image 595258 <gallery> File Continental 50 note 1778 pyramid jpg Hopkinson version File BartonGreatSealDesignObverse jpg Obverse side</gallery> PD-old-100 Great Seal of the United States reverse Eye of Providence | ||||
