<P> The phrase Novus ordo seclorum (Latin for "New order of the ages"; English: / ˈnoʊvəs ˈɔːrdoʊ sɛˈklɔːrəm /; Latin pronunciation: (ˈnovus ˈordo seˈklorum)) is the second of two mottos that appear on the reverse (or back side) of the Great Seal of the United States . (The first motto is Annuit cœptis, literally translated "(He / she / it) has favored our undertakings".) The Great Seal was first designed in 1782, and has been printed on the back of the United States one - dollar bill since 1935 . The phrase Novus ordo seclorum is sometimes mistranslated as "New World Order" by people who believe in a conspiracy behind the design . </P> <P> The phrase is a reference to the fourth Eclogue of Virgil, which contains a passage (lines 5 - 8) that reads: </P>

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