Show E pluribus bus unum the off official acial motto of U S the latin motto K E pluribus unum one from many the hip official motto of the united states anti ami by act of congress is also inscribed on the coins was originally proposed on august 1 1776 by a committee of three which had heen been appointed by the continental congress to prepare a device for a state sn seal the committee conff consisted ted incidentally of benjamin franklin john adams and thomas jefferson their suggested seal was not accepted ho however neer and it was not until june 20 1782 that the motto was adopted ns as part of the second and successful device which was submitted by charles thomson secretary of congress it was in that congress direct pd d the employment of 11 pluribus Pluri bui qunitin on the coinage on the great seal it is inscribed upon a scroll issuing from an ea eagles les mouth the motto itself itsek is an ancient turn of phrase to be found in a number of classical authors cleveland plain dealer |