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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2_AUsjrdSw

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Do the following crossword with the words from the video:

The secrets of US dollar

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Down

2. to represent the most important aspects in a very small space

4. a task or job, especially a large or difficult one

5. any of various groups claiming special religious enlightenment

6. to lay or spread over or across; superimpose

8. facing the observer

9. a small evergreen tree with shiny leaves

Across

1. a young bird that has grown feathers; new and without experience

3. suspended, hanging

7. one of a number of V shapes worn on the sleeve by someone in the armed forces to show their rank

10. to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine

Fill in the gaps in the following summary with appropriate words or phrases. For some gaps you can choose more than one option:

Most people ___ the symbols on the US dollar, so the purpose of this video is to explain some of them. On the one-dollar note there are signatures of the ___ and the ___ of the United States. There is also the Treasury Department ___. If you take a closer look at it, you will see a balance, which indicates ___, a key, which symbolizes ___ and a chevron, which has ___ stars within it. Above there is the name of the ___ city, and at the top there is the ____ of this particular note. It is also copied on the ___ side of the note. If you want to find out which Federal Reserve Bank printed the bill, you can check the writing at the bottom of the ___ or get to know it from the ___ in the middle. You can also look at the ___ scattered around the note. Each ___ has a letter and a number which designate them. The portrait of George Washington in the middle was ___ Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of him in 1796. The portrait is supported by ___ leaves, which represent ___ . The leaves are budding, which means that the US is yet to ___ . Besides, on the left there is a note position ___, and on the right there is the number of the ___ on which the bill was printed.

On the reverse side of the note there are attempts to encapsulate the ideology of the new nation. In the center there is the official US ___ “In God we trust». The seal on the right, with the heraldic ___ eagle, also has a ___, which symbolizes that the country can stand on its own. The Latin inscription on the ribbon means ___ . Above the eagle’s head there are thirteen ___ . The eagle is holding a bunch of arrows which signifies its ____ , and an ___ branch which signifies peace. The fact that the eagle’s head is turned towards the branch means that the US prefers ___ to ___.

The seal on the left depicts a ___, which represents strength and durability. The eye of ____ represents the Illuminati. However, according to conspiracy theorists, the eye represents a secret ____ that rules the world. The distance between the triangle and the pyramid shows that the US is still ____ . The shadow in the west that the rising sun leaves shows that the lands to the west were still ____ at the time. The motto “Annuit Coeptis” means “he has favored our ___”. The motto “Novus Ordo Seclorum” means “the new ___ of the ages”. It signifies the beginning of the new ___. The date, ___, is inscribed in Roman numerals. It is the date of ___ . Number thirteen is a recurrent theme on the dollar bill. It was special for the Founding Fathers as it symbolizes 13 original ___ . The spider mark is just an ___ feature.

Match the two parts of the sentences in accordance with the ideas in the video:

Few people contemplate the reasons
The obverse or front side of a one-dollar note has many similar symbols
On closer inspection, you'll notice a balance, which indicates justice,
If you're interested in knowing which Federal Reserve Bank printed your bill,
The picture of George Washington was modeled off Gilbert Stewart's portrait of him in 1796,
Laurels appear to be budding,
Different figures appear in the middle of other note values,
The mottos attempt to encapsulate the ideologies of the new nation
Pendant seals, which are basically wax discs attached to official documents with a cord
In front of the Heraldic Bald Eagle is an unsupported shield,
Above the eagle's head is a load of stars in what's known as a glory,
The fact that the eagle's head points towards the olive branch
The cap or triangle encasing the eye is separated to symbolize that the United States is still far from finished,
After overlaying a transposed section of the web from the bottom part of the bill,

indicating that the U.S. is yet to bloom.
that the Founding Fathers wanted to preserve following the Declaration of Independence.
and the rising sun behind it is supposed to represent a new nation that has begun.
it is clear that the spider mark is just an unintentional feature.
signifies the U.S. prefers peace compared to conflict.
a key, which indicates trust and an inverted V-shape known as the chevron.
but it was reversed due to the engraving processes.
that are carried forward to notes of other values.
which symbolizes the fledgling country's ability to stand on its own.
were still widely used and had a different design on either side.
you can check out the writing at the bottom of the seal.
behind these markings and the secrets US dollars are hiding.
a feature that's made to look like it's bursting out of a cloud symbolizing a new nation led by God.
like Lincoln on a five-dollar bill and Franklin on the one-hundred-dollar bill.

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