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Thomson used the eagle—this time specifying an American bald eagle—as the sole supporter on the shield. The shield had thirteen stripes, this time in a chevron pattern, and the eagle's claws held an olive branch and a bundle of thirteen arrows. For the crest, he used Hopkinson's constellation of thirteen stars.
SHIELD: Paleways of thirteen pieces argent and gules, a chief azure; upon the breast of an American eagle displayed holding in his dexter talon an olive branch and in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows all proper, and in his beak a white scroll inscribed sable: "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
In the tradition of the Great Seal of the United States, the eagle's talon on the left holds an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 seeds while the eagle's talon on the right grasps 13 arrows. Centered on the eagle's breast is a shield divided into three sections containing elements that represent the American homeland – air, land, and sea.
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Crest: A greyhound rampant between two wings, the dexter gules, the sinister or. [8] Arms of William Henry Harrison, 9th president, 1841 Shield: Or, on a fess sable three eagles displayed or, a crescent sable for difference. Crest: An eagle's head erased or. [9] Connections to other presidents' arms: Same arms as used by his grandson, Benjamin ...
The representation of the American Eagle is thus a unique combination between a naturalistic depiction of the bird, and the traditional heraldic attitude of the "eagle displayed". The American bald eagle has been a popular emblem throughout the life of the republic, with an eagle appearing in its current form since 1885, in the flags and seals ...
The shield and supporters rest on a horizontal laurel branch. Located at the crest over the shield is an American eagle, added in 1784 after the American Revolution and taken from the seal of New York State. [3] The eagle replaced an imperial crown, which had represented the authority of the British monarch during the colonial period.
As the use of coats of arms may be seen as a custom of royalty and nobility, it had been debated whether the use of arms is reconcilable with American republican traditions. Families from English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and other European nations with a heraldic tradition have retained their familial coat of arms in the United States.