Liberty Bell Symbols: Inscriptions of History, Not Four Defined Icons

The Liberty Bell does not have an official set of “four symbols.” Instead, it bears historical inscriptions that convey its meaning:

• Biblical verse: “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof” (Leviticus 25:10)
• Foundry data: “Pass and Stow / Philada / MDCCLIII” (recasters John Pass and John Stow, Philadelphia, 1753)
• Assembly order: “By Order of the Assembly of the Province of Pensylvania [sic] for the State House in Philada”

Its iconic crack (silent since 1846) and association with abolitionism, civil rights, and American independence have made the bell itself a symbol, but there are no four designated symbolic elements.