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In 1961 the Seal became the focus of the new Department Exhibit Hall, where it resides today in a glass enclosure. The enclosure remains locked at all times, even during the sealing of a document. [14] [15] [18] The seal can only be affixed by an officer of the Department of State, under the authority of the secretary of state.
English: Seal of the United States Department of Homeland Security.A graphically styled American eagle appears in a circular blue field. The eagle's outstretched wings break through an inner red ring into an outer white ring that contains a circular placement of the words "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF" in the top half and "HOMELAND SECURITY" in the bottom half.
In front of the ship a luce-type anchor inclined slightly bendwise with the crown resting on the land and, in front of the shank and in back of the dexter fluke, an American bald eagle rising to sinister regarding to dexter, one foot on the ground, the other resting on the anchor near the shank; all in proper colors. The whole within a blue ...
18 U.S.C. § 713 states that nobody can knowingly display any printed or other likeness of the Great Seal of the United States, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any advertisement, poster, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, public meeting, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production, or on any building ...
These are the key elements of the seal, as he described them: The eagle represents the United States. The circle of five stars above the eagle represents the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. The two flags in the eagle's talons represent the span of America's history from 13 colonies to the present 50 states.
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Seal of the United States Marine Corps. It is defined in Executive Order 10538 as: Standing upon the western hemisphere of the terrestrial globe containing the lines of latitude and topographical outlines of North, Central, and South America, an American bald eagle with wings displayed horizontally and inverted holding in his beak a scroll ...
Make the stem of the olive branch brown, per EO 11884, lighten up the gray (spec says "silver gray" and photos of seal use lighter than we had), and redo the inscription to be more like the font in the Executive Order (not sure which I prefer). 17:03, 6 August 2008: 2,437 × 2,437 (179 KB) Clindberg: Change the scroll to use real gradients.