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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 ...
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 Great Seal of the Realm is a seal that is used in the United Kingdom to symbolise the sovereign's approval of state documents. It is also known as the Great Seal of the United Kingdom (known prior to the Treaty of Union of 1707 as the Great Seal of England; and from then until the Union of 1801 as the Great Seal of Great Britain).
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: In 1776 the continental congress adopted a resolution calling for the creation of a seal for the new nation.
This office gradually developed into a permanent appointment, and the lord keeper acquired the right of discharging all the duties connected with the great seal. He was usually, though not necessarily, a peer, and held office during the king's pleasure. He was appointed merely by delivery of the seal, and not, like the chancellor, by patent. [2]
The first Mississippian governmental seal was adopted on January 19, 1798, [1] when it was organized under the name of the Mississippi Territory. After it became a state in 1817, the same seal was designated as the state's seal the following year. In July 2014, Mississippi adopted a new seal, which is still in use today. [1] [2]
The great seal of Western Australia originally depicted the Royal Coat of Arms of the UK above a black swan. It was used from 1837 until at least 1952. [24] In 2004, a new seal was granted by the governor, exercising the powers of the monarch as conferred on him by section 7 of the Australia Act 1986. [25]
The Great Seal of Oklahoma was officially adopted in 1907 and is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the Government of Oklahoma. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself, which is kept by the Secretary of State , and more generally for the design impressed upon it.