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The Great Seal on the reverse of the United States one-dollar bill. The Great Seal very quickly became a popular symbol of the country. It inspired both the flag of North Dakota and that of the US Virgin Islands (adopted in 1911 and 1921, respectively). Combined with the heraldic tradition of artistic freedom so long as the particulars of the ...
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Flag of the United States [1] Seal: Great Seal of the United States (obverse) (reverse) [2] National motto "In God We Trust" E pluribus unum [3] [4] National anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" "The Star-Spangled Banner" [5] National march "The Stars and Stripes Forever" "The Stars and Stripes Forever" [6] Oath of Allegiance: Pledge of Allegiance ...
The reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States, as seen in Freedom Plaza. At the Freedom Plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C., there is a monument to the Great Seal of the United States. This includes a plaque of the seal, [7] followed by an inscription that reads:
The seal of the president of the United States is used to mark correspondence from the president of the United States to the U.S. Congress, and is also used as a symbol of the presidency itself. The central design, based on the Great Seal of the United States , is the official coat of arms of the U.S. presidency and also appears on the ...
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.
A great seal is a seal used by a head of state, or someone authorised to do so on their behalf, to confirm formal documents, such as laws, treaties, appointments and letters of dispatch. It was and is used as a guarantee of the authenticity of the most important and solemn records and documents.
The seal shall be circular, and the diameter there of two and a quarter inches; near the edge of the circle shall be the word "Alabama," and opposite this word, at the same distance from the edge, shall be the words, "Great Seal." In the center of the seal there shall be a representation of a map of the state with its principal rivers.