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On the US $1 bill, the Eye of Providence is above a pyramid of 13 steps, symbolising the original states (Credit: Alamy) In truth, it’s an uncanny and frankly odd choice for a US symbol of state.

But the pyramid and eye didn’t show up on the dollar bill until 1935. They started out as part of our Great Seal. FDR added them to the dollar.

The Eye of Providence and the Unfinished Pyramid Perhaps the most enigmatic symbol on the dollar bill is the Eye of Providence, or the "All-Seeing Eye," hovering above an unfinished pyramid ...

The eye above the pyramid is also meant to be a reflection of divine providence for the creation of the U.S., something that is further demonstrated by the terms “ANNUIT COEPTIS” (”God has ...