Symbolic Representations in Everyday Life

How do you define something that is represented by a symbol? Some things are accepted without really knowing the true origin. We see these things every day without questioning their beginning. But, they had to start somewhere. It’s odd that Arabic letters represent numbers and a snake on a stick represents medicine and the thought to be a dead language is still kicking.
Every single day you deal with Roman numerals, if you use cash, tell time or watch the Super Bowl. Every time you use a one dollar bill, shown below, on the back, at the base of the pyramid is MDCCLXXVI, which translates to 1776.
Every year the most widely watched sports event is also represented with Roman numerals. Super bowl 50, shown in figure 2 below, is always embodied with Roman numerals except for year 50, which would of been represented as a letter “L” only. The NFL thought it

The worm crawled around the victim's body, just under the skin. Physicians treated this infection by cutting a slit in the patient's skin, just in front of the worm's path. As the worm crawled out the cut, the physician carefully wound the pest around a stick until the entire animal had been removed. It is believed that because this type of infection was so common, physicians advertised their services by displaying a sign with the worm on a stick.” (Keith Blayney)
A famous ancient Roman poet named Virgil still graces us with his works. There are two passages on the back of a one dollar bill that are from Virgil. Annuit Coeptis - "favor our undertakings" and Novus Ordo Seclorum - "new order of the ages". The Continental Congress chose our Founding Father, Charles Thomson, to create the Great Seal of the United States. The final design was adopted in 1782 in which used Latin passages from Virgil. Charles did not provide an exact translation; the motto alludes to in favor of the American