United States national motto

United States national motto, In God We Trust, in ornamental stonework at the Pennsylvania State Capitol
Dime with US national motto
Head of Franklin D. Roosevelt Olive branch, torch and oak branch surrounded with value and lettering "United States of America"
Total 86,408,282,060 coins minted from 1965 to 2015.

The modern motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God we trust".[1][2][3] The phrase first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864.[2]

  1. ^ 36 U.S.C. § 302 National motto
  2. ^ a b "U.S. on the History of "In God We Trust"". United States Department of the Treasury. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  3. ^ United States Public Law 84-851, United States Public Law 84-851.