annuit cœptis Phrase
Meaning:
he nods at things now begun
Comment
Or, "he approves our undertakings". Motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and, consequently, on the reverse of the United States one-dollar bill; in this context the motto refers to God.
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