Archived Happy 60th Birthday to our national motto - "In God We Trust" (foxnews.com)
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Archived Happy 60th Birthday to our national motto - "In God We Trust" (foxnews.com)
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[–] TheKobold 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The point is it became official in '56
[–] fecaliphate 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
From Wikipedia:
"An Act of Congress passed on March 3, 1865, allowed the Mint Director, with the Secretary's approval, to place the motto on all gold and silver coins that "shall admit the inscription thereon."[9][11] In 1873, Congress passed the Coinage Act, granting that the Secretary of the Treasury "may cause the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to be inscribed on such coins as shall admit of such motto."
[–] TheKobold ago
Allowing is not the same as making it official.
[–] fecaliphate 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
It was official, it was officially on legal coinage since 1859 or so.