Description"The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United States coins largely because of the increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase received many appeals from devout persons throughout the country, urging that the United States recognize the Deity on United States coins."
Publication Date8 March 2011
Linktreasury.gov/about/education/Pages/in-god-we-trust.aspx
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Historical Reference
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