File:Great Seal of the United States (obverse).svg

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Description	Template:En Template:Es Template:De Template:Mk {{Country data Template:W.	flag link/core	variant =	size =	name =	altlink = national rugby union team	altvar = rugby union}} Template:Uk Chinese: Template:W
Source	Extracted from PDF version of Our Flag, available here (direct PDF URL here.)
Date	basic design 1782; many design details 1885; this file 2007
Author	U.S. Government
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domain from a copyright standpoint, but other restrictions apply. 18 U.S.C. § 713 states that nobody can knowingly display any printed or other likeness of the Great Seal of the United States, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any advertisement, poster, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, public meeting, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production, or on any building, monument, or stationery, for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States or by any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
Other versions	File:Coat of arms of the United States of America.svg Template:DerivativeVersions US Seal Coat of Arms US Seal Coat of Arms Bitmap version Bitmap version Reverse side Reverse side

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Authors: U.S. Government Licence: Public domain () Original uploader: Quaemenelimbus.

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