[IronJack]

I've always heard the Latin mottoes translated slightly differently. "Annuit Coeptis" was always "God Smiles on Our Endeavors." And "Novus Ordo Seclorum" was "A New Order of Nature." I don't know that that changes any of the meanings, but I fancy mine.

Thanks for this piece. Details on the Great Seal are usually listed in almanacs and encylopedias, for those interested. Symbols are important tools for maintaining a society's continuity. Which may explain why the Left is so bent on diminishing them or forsaking them entirely.

[Blackyce]

It actually says:"He has favored(or smiled on) the beginnings/endeavors/underakings/etc." with God being implied. But since God isn't explicitly stated, its become the topic of much debate among conspiracy theorists.