Great Seal
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The Great Seal is an official emblem used by a state or sovereign authority to formally authenticate important documents and acts of government.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of the United States | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | great seal ⓘ |
| adopted | 1782 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Seal of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Congress of the Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
national symbols of the United States
ⓘ
seals of government agencies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designer | Charles Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engravingTechnique | intaglio engraving ⓘ |
| featuredOn | back of the one-dollar bill ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States federal law on the Great Seal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
ⓘ
reverse of the Great Seal of the United States ⓘ |
| keptBy | U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official national emblem of the United States ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | metal die and counterdie ⓘ |
| motto | E pluribus unum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 13 ⓘ |
| obverseDepicts |
bald eagle
ⓘ
bundle of 13 arrows ⓘ olive branch ⓘ scroll with motto "E pluribus unum" ⓘ shield with 13 stripes ⓘ |
| replaces | various colonial seals ⓘ |
| represents | original 13 states ⓘ |
| reverseDepicts |
Eye of Providence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
motto "Annuit cœptis" NERFINISHED ⓘ motto "Novus ordo seclorum" NERFINISHED ⓘ unfinished pyramid ⓘ |
| reverseMotto |
Annuit cœptis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Novus ordo seclorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the federal government
ⓘ
sovereignty of the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfDocumentSealed |
international agreements
ⓘ
presidential commissions ⓘ ratified treaties ⓘ |
| use |
authentication of certain documents issued by the U.S. federal government
ⓘ
sealing of commissions ⓘ sealing of diplomatic documents ⓘ sealing of treaties ⓘ |
| usedBy |
President of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of State of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.