Great Seal of the United States

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national emblem seal

The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Great Seal of the United States canonical 30
Great Seal of the United States (heraldic tradition) 2
Great Seal of the United States (eagle motif) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national emblem ⓘ
seal ⓘ
adoptedBy Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form: Continental Congress
adoptedOn 1782-06-20 ⓘ
appearsOn back of the one-dollar bill ⓘ
category National symbols of the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
depictsAnimal bald eagle ⓘ
designCompletedOn 1782-06-20 ⓘ
designContributedBy Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
John Adams ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
designedBy Charles Thomson ⓘ
eagleHoldsInLeftTalon bundle of 13 arrows ⓘ
eagleHoldsInRightTalon olive branch ⓘ
governingBody United States Congress ⓘ
hasSide obverse ⓘ
reverse ⓘ
keptBy United States Secretary of State ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Secretary of State
materialForPhysicalSeal metal ⓘ
motto Annuit cœptis ⓘ
E pluribus unum ⓘ
Novus ordo seclorum ⓘ
numberOfStarsInConstellation 13 ⓘ
numberOfStripesOnShield 13 ⓘ
obverseDepicts bald eagle ⓘ
bundle of 13 arrows ⓘ
constellation of 13 stars ⓘ
olive branch ⓘ
scroll with motto "E pluribus unum" ⓘ
shield with 13 stripes ⓘ
officialLanguageOfMottos Latin ⓘ
relatedSymbol United States coat of arms ⓘ
surface form: Coat of arms of the United States

United States flag ⓘ
surface form: Flag of the United States
represents original 13 states ⓘ
reverseDepicts Eye of Providence ⓘ
motto "Annuit cœptis" ⓘ
motto "Novus ordo seclorum" ⓘ
unfinished pyramid ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the U.S. federal government ⓘ
sovereignty of the United States ⓘ
use authenticate certain official documents ⓘ
usedBy United States Department of State ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of State
usedToSeal international agreements ⓘ
presidential proclamations ⓘ
treaties ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of the President of the United States → basedOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Seal of the President of the United States → basedOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
E pluribus unum (shared national motto) → appearsOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: E pluribus unum
Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury → relatedTo → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
U.S. embassies → symbol → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Coat of arms of the United States Virgin Islands → basedOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
USDoS → symbol → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Department of State
Flag of the United States Department of State → emblem → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Seal of the United States variant
United States coat of arms → usedOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
United States coat of arms → relatedSymbol → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Seal reverse design
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force → insigniaFeature → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Seal of the Vice President of the United States → designInfluencedBy → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
American culture → importantSymbol → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
motto "Annuit cœptis" → appearsOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Annuit cœptis
Annuit cœptis → partOf → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
motto "Novus ordo seclorum" → appearsOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Novus ordo seclorum
United States heraldry → relatedTo → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
United States national symbols → includes → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
United States national symbols → includes → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: National emblem Great Seal of the United States
Secretary of the Continental Congress → usedSeal → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Seal of the United States (early custody and use in practice by Charles Thomson)
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands → designBasedOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
U.S. Embassy in Khartoum → symbol → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Bald eagle → appearsOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
United States Ambassador → symbol → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Novus ordo seclorum → partOf → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Novus ordo seclorum → designElementOf → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States one-dollar bill reverse design
Seal of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota → relatedTo → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Seal of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri → relatedTo → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States → subjectMatter → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States → regulatesSymbol → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Seal of the United States Congress → follows → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Seal of the United States (heraldic tradition)
Seal of the United States Congress → basedOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Seal of the United States (eagle motif)
Seal of the United States Congress → distinctFrom → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Seal of the United States Senate → basedOn → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Seal of the United States House of Representatives → follows → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Seal of the United States (heraldic tradition)
Seal of the United States House of Representatives → differentFrom → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
Seal of the United States District Court for the District of Montana → relatedTo → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
US → nationalEmblem → Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: United States