The Great Seal of the United States - Official Symbol of National Authority #1768874 (License: Personal Use)

The Great Seal depicts a bald eagle clutching an olive branch (peace) in its right talon and thirteen arrows (military readiness) in its left, with a shield bearing red and white stripes over a blue chief. Above the eagle is a radiant glory surrounding a constellation of thirteen stars, representing the original states, and the Latin motto “E Pluribus Unum” (“Out of Many, One”) flows on a banner. The reverse side-though not shown here-features the unfinished pyramid and Eye of Providence.

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