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The seal was not only a representation of public authority, but it signified the new republican mold. As Lynn Hunt puts it, "new symbols could make new men." [6] The French Revolution stood for the notion that members of a society could invent culture and politics for themselves. As the National Convention worked to unify the Republic after the ...
Interwoven ribbons in national or red colors, sometimes used for a motto; The rising sun, representing revolution; Modern industrial accessories such as gears and electricity pylons; Books, representing the intelligentsia, and more generally, science and culture; Local landscapes; Other tools or accessories, sometimes weapons.
From 1945 to 1955, the Great Seal changed quarters almost once a year. In 1955, the seal was put on public display for the first time in a central location in the department's main building. [17] In 1961 the Seal became the focus of the new Department Exhibit Hall, where it resides today in a glass enclosure.
This armorial of sovereign states shows the coat of arms, national emblem, or seal for every sovereign state. Although some countries do not have an official national emblem, unofficial emblems which are de facto used as national emblems are also shown below.
A national coat of arms is a symbol which denotes an independent state in the form of a heraldic achievement. [1] While a national flag is usually used by the population at large and is flown outside and on ships, a national coat of arms is normally considered a symbol of the government or (especially in monarchies) the head of state personally and tends to be used in print, on armorial ware ...
Reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The phrase Novus ordo seclorum (English: / ˈ n oʊ v ə s ˈ ɔːr d oʊ s ɛ ˈ k l ɔːr əm /, Latin: [ˈnɔwʊs ˈoːrdoː seːˈkloːrũː]; "New order of the ages") is one of two Latin mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The other motto is Annuit cœptis.
The Seal of the People's Government of the People's Republic of China is cast from brass, with a little ammonium added. The seal has a square base, and a cylindrical handle on the top. The height of the seal base is 2.5 centimetres, and the handle is 10.9 centimetres tall, totalling 13.4 centimetres in height.