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One possible origin of In God We Trust is the final stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner Written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key.

MoreTo set the US apart as a nation of faith, in 1955 Congress mandated that the phrase should appear on all paper money as well as coins. It was added to some 1935-G series $1 bills and appeared on all new 1957-series bills. Other denominations were updated during the 1960s as new series were printed.

The motto had been added to coins starting in 1864 but it took over 90 years for it to appear on paper money. The 1950s were a time of considerable tension due to the Cold War and the threat of what was often called "godless communism" in the Soviet Union.

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