yes, "In God We Trust" became the national motto by an act of Congress in 1956 and officially superseded "E Pluribus Unum." The most common place where the motto is observed in daily life is on U.S. currency and coinage. The first United States coin to bear this national motto was the 1864 two-cent piece. It wasn't until 1957 that the motto was permanently adopted for use on U.S. money.