This "E Pluribus Unum" coin is on a mission to get to Hot Springs Arkansas to my daughter Colleen Nora Villarreal (Kappel/O'Malley) This "E Pluribus Unum" coin is an interpretation of the first committee's seal proposal, made by Benson Lossing in 1856. Happy 14th Birthday Colleen, I love you! Please try and keep this real Glow-In-The-Dark coin with the its passport log book. Try and place in high traffic caches along the way to Hot Springs Arkansas. Sign and date the log book and please take a minute to make a comment here. Thanks, Michael Kappel The motto E Pluribus Unum was first proposed by the U.S. Continental Congress in 1782, for use on the Great Seal of the United States. Just as the U.S. has thirteen original colonies, E Pluribus Unum has thirteen letters in it. The term ex pluribus unum (a minor variation) dates to ancient times, where Saint Augustine uses it in his c. 397-398 Confessions E Pluribus Unum still appears on U.S. coins even though it is no longer the official national motto. That honor was given to "In God We Trust" in 1956 by an Act of Congress.