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What does the Latin EXURGAT DEUS DISSIPENTUR INIMICI mean?

EXURGAT DEUS DISSIPENTUR INIMICI is a Latin motto. It means “May God rise up, may [his] enemies be scattered”. You can find it on old English coins of Charles I, during the English Civil War. It refers to Psalm 68 in the Bible.

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