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Two columns wound with a scrolling banner.
Also known as: Columns of Hercules, Plus Ultra columns, Spanish pillars, Two columns with a banner
The two columns on Spain's arms carry the motto Plus Ultra — 'further beyond'. The original motto was Non Plus Ultra, 'nothing further beyond', marking the edge of the known world; the 'non' was dropped after the Atlantic crossings made it false.
Denotes the columns flanking the Spanish coat of arms, representing the promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Carry the motto Plus Ultra, adopted by Charles V; the earlier form Non Plus Ultra marked the limit of the known world and the negative was dropped once the Atlantic was crossed.
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Are claimed as one origin of the dollar sign, an S-shaped banner around a column, which is one of several competing accounts rather than an established derivation.
Several derivations of the dollar sign are in circulation. The Pillars account is one of them and is not established; the peso-abbreviation account is at least as well supported.
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Two upright classical columns, one crowned and one bearing a coronet, with a ribbon banner scrolling around each in an S-shaped curve.