United States coat of arms
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The United States coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem featuring a bald eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty, peace, and readiness for defense.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of the United States | 2 |
| coat of arms of the United States | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic emblem
ⓘ
national coat of arms ⓘ |
| adopted | 1782 ⓘ |
| arrowsSymbolize | readiness for war ⓘ |
| category | National symbols of the United States ⓘ |
| chiefTincture | blue chief ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crest |
constellation of stars
ⓘ
glory breaking through a cloud ⓘ |
| depicts |
bald eagle
ⓘ
bundle of arrows ⓘ olive branch ⓘ shield ⓘ |
| designedBy | Charles Thomson ⓘ |
| eagleOrientation | eagle faces olive branch ⓘ |
| eagleSymbolizes |
freedom
ⓘ
strength ⓘ |
| fieldColor | argent and gules with azure chief ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
ⓘ
surface form:
E pluribus unum
|
| hasPart |
clouds surrounding crest
ⓘ
rays of light behind stars ⓘ scroll with motto ⓘ |
| legalBasis | resolution of the Continental Congress of June 20, 1782 ⓘ |
| materialForm | graphic emblem ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | Out of many, one ⓘ |
| numberOfArrows | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 13 ⓘ |
| oliveBranchSymbolizes | peace ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of the United States
Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal reverse design
Seal of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| shieldTincture |
13 vertical stripes
ⓘ
red and white stripes ⓘ |
| starsSymbolize | new constellation of states ⓘ |
| stripesSymbolize |
Thirteen Colonies
ⓘ
surface form:
original Thirteen Colonies
|
| symbolizes |
peace
ⓘ
readiness for war ⓘ sovereignty of the United States ⓘ unity of the states ⓘ |
| usedBy |
executive branch of the United States
ⓘ
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
judicial branch of the United States
legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Great Seal of the United States
ⓘ
United States passports ⓘ federal agency seals ⓘ official United States government documents ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfMotto | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coat of arms of the United States
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Coat of arms of the United States
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coat of arms of the United States