Great Seal

Great Seal https://diplomacy.state.gov/wp-content/themes/corpus/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/77d297fd34b4f1cb20d77ddb5ccfdcde?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 4, 2021 January 4, 2021

The official coat of arms that acts as the fingerprint of America. Historically, it could only be applied by an official government representative. It was a visual symbol of the U.S. Government that was meant to be recognizable even for those who could not read English. The eagle holds 13 arrows and a shield on the eagle’s breast has 13 stripes to represent the original 13 states.

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