Official Seal of the President of the United States | U.S. Government Symbol #3850787 (License: Personal Use)

The seal displays a bald eagle facing right (toward peace), clutching an olive branch in its right talon and thirteen arrows in its left, symbolizing the nation’s preference for peace but readiness for war. Above the eagle is a cloud-surrounded blue disc with thirteen white stars arranged in a circle, representing the original states, and the motto “E Pluribus Unum” on a scroll. The eagle’s breast bears a shield with vertical red-and-white stripes and a blue chief, echoing the U.S. flag.

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