Claims
The eye-and-pyramid on the U.S. dollar bill is a Masonic symbol
Unproven What these labels mean →The claim that the eye-in-pyramid (Eye of Providence) on the dollar bill is a Masonic symbol. It is a myth: the eye was proposed by non-Mason Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1776 and adopted in 1782, well before common Masonic use of the symbol began (roughly 14 years later). Benjamin Franklin, the only Mason on the design committees, had his design rejected.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
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| disputes | en.wikipedia.org | Wikipedia: Eye of Providence, non-Masonic 1776/1782 origin |
| disputes | scottishrite.org | Scottish Rite SJ: eye-in-pyramid myths and facts |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
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| Freemasons - dark side (Timeline doc) | asserts |
Claim
The claim that the eye-in-pyramid (Eye of Providence) on the dollar bill is a Masonic symbol. It is a myth: the eye was proposed by non-Mason Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1776 and adopted in 1782, well before common Masonic use of the symbol began (roughly 14 years later). Benjamin Franklin, the only Mason on the design committees, had his design rejected.