The Great Seal of the
United States of America
by Don Fisher
Three Committees
Worked from 1776 to 1782
Charles
Thomson
Secretary of
Congress
Principal
Designer of
the Seal
Approved on June 20, 1782
Back (Reverse) Side
Front (Obverse) Side
On the back of the dollar bill
Back
Reverse
Front
Obverse
Cloud of Glory
“out of many, one”
13 Stars, one
constellation
Bald Eagle
(National
Bird)
Blue = Vigilance
Justice
Olive Branch
13 Arrows
= peace
13 Stripes
Red = Valor,
Bravery
White = Purity,
Innocence
“He [God] favors our
undertakings”
Eye of
Providence
Unfinished
Pyramid
(shining)
13 Rows of
Stones
Roman
Numbers
1776
“New Order of the Ages”
Used to seal documents & treaties
Seal on Internet Law Treaty
Basis for other Seals
Trade
Representative
Supreme
Court
State
Department
What is different?
Stars
Cloud
Scroll
Stars
Cloud
Scroll
Shield
Which seal is on the back of the
Kennedy half dollar?
The
Presidential
Seal