the National Motto
noun/ðə ˌnæʃnəl ˈmɒtəʊ/
/ðə ˌnæʃnəl ˈmɑːtəʊ/
[singular]- the official US motto ‘In God we trust’CultureThe motto is based on a line from the Star-Spangled Banner: ‘And this be our motto: “In God is our trust”’. The motto has appeared on all US paper money and coins since 1966. All US states have their own individual mottoes, often in Latin.
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