Great Seal of the United States - Official National Emblem #249914 (License: Personal Use)

The Great Seal features a bald eagle clutching an olive branch in its right talon (symbolizing peace) and thirteen arrows in its left (representing war and unity of the original states), with a shield on its breast bearing thirteen vertical stripes. Above the eagle is a radiant constellation of thirteen stars, and a banner in its beak reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” The reverse side, not shown here, includes the unfinished pyramid and Eye of Providence.

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