The United States seal of California with the Golden Gate in the background.

California

The United States seal of California with the Golden Gate in the background.

The United States seal of New Hampshire with Mount Washington in the background.

New Hampshire

The United States seal of New Hampshire with Mount Washington in the background.

The United States seal of Pennsylvania with a ship in the background.

Pennsylvania

The United States seal of Pennsylvania with a ship in the background.

The United States seal of Illinois with Chicago during 1830 in the background.

Illinois

The United States seal of Illinois with Chicago during 1830 in the background.

The United States seal of Kentucky in 1792.

Kentucky

The United States seal of Kentucky in 1792.

The United States seal of South Carolina with the ruins of Fort Sumter in the background.

South Carolina

The United States seal of South Carolina with the ruins of Fort Sumter in the background.

A blank banner with a circle focal point.

Blank Banner

A blank banner with a circle focal point.

The proposed seal of the Confederate States of America.

Confederate States Seal

The proposed seal of the Confederate States of America.

The United States seal of the District of Columbia.

District of Columbia

The United States seal of the District of Columbia.

The United States seal of North Carolina with two ships in the background.

North Carolina

The United States seal of North Carolina with two ships in the background.

The United States seal of Maryland with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background.

Maryland

The United States seal of Maryland with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background.

A blank banner with a circle focal point.

Blank Banner

A blank banner with a circle focal point.

The United States seal of Minnesota with Native American warriors in the background.

Minnesota

The United States seal of Minnesota with Native American warriors in the background.

The United States seal of Georgia with Lookout Mountain in the background.

Georgia

The United States seal of Georgia with Lookout Mountain in the background.

The United States seal of Florida with an Ironside ship in the background.

Florida

The United States seal of Florida with an Ironside ship in the background.

The United States seal of Arkansas.

Arkansas

The United States seal of Arkansas.

The United States seal of Alabama.

Alabama

The United States seal of Alabama.

The United States seal of Delaware.

Delaware

The United States seal of Delaware.

The United States seal of Vermont.

Vermont

The United States seal of Vermont.

The United States seal of The District of Alaska.

Alaska

The United States seal of The District of Alaska.

The United States seal of Nebraska.

Nebraska

The United States seal of Nebraska.

The United States seal of Oregon.

Oregon

The United States seal of Oregon.

The United States seal of Ohio.

Ohio

The United States seal of Ohio.

The United States seal of Utah.

Utah

The United States seal of Utah.

The United States seal of New Mexico.

New Mexico

The United States seal of New Mexico.

The United States seal of Native American Territory.

Native American Territory

The United States seal of Native American Territory.

The United States seal of Maine.

Maine

The United States seal of Maine.

The United States seal of the Senate.

Senate

The United States seal of the Senate.

The United States seal of the Post Office.

Post Office

The United States seal of the Post Office.

The United States seal of the Navy Deparment.

Navy Department

The United States seal of the Navy Deparment.

The United States seal of Nevada.

Nevada

The United States seal of Nevada.

The United States seal of the Department of State.

Department of State

The United States seal of the Department of State.

The United States seal of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin

The United States seal of Wisconsin.

The seal of the United States and Cuba.

US and Cuba

The seal of the United States and Cuba.

The entrance to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

Mammoth Cave

The entrance to Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

A harbor seal perched on some ice.

Harbor Seal

A harbor seal perched on some ice.

The seal representing Bolton or Bolton le Moors, a municipal and parliamentary borough of England.

Bolton

The seal representing Bolton or Bolton le Moors, a municipal and parliamentary borough of England.

The seal of Bridgenorth, a parliamentary and municipal borough and market town of England, in the county of Shropshire, on both sides of the Severn.

Bridgenorth

The seal of Bridgenorth, a parliamentary and municipal borough and market town of England, in the county…

Characterized by two to six flowered spikelets.

Kentucky Blue Grass

Characterized by two to six flowered spikelets.

A seal representing the city of Bridgewater.

Bridgewater

A seal representing the city of Bridgewater.

A seal representing the city of Bridport, England.

Bridport

A seal representing the city of Bridport, England.

A seal representing the city of Brighton, England.

Brighton

A seal representing the city of Brighton, England.

A seal representing the city of Bristol, England.

Bristol

A seal representing the city of Bristol, England.

The seal for the city of Chester, England.

City Arms

The seal for the city of Chester, England.

A coat of arms representing the city of Chester, England.

Bishopic

A coat of arms representing the city of Chester, England.

The seal for the city of Chichester, England.

Arms of Chichester

The seal for the city of Chichester, England.

A seal representing the town of Colchester, England.

Colchester

A seal representing the town of Colchester, England.

"A market-town and municipal borough of England, in the county of Cheshire, near the border of Staffordshire, 26 miles south of Manchester by rail. it is finely situated in a deep valley, on the banks of the dane, a tributary of the Weaver." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Congleton

"A market-town and municipal borough of England, in the county of Cheshire, near the border of Staffordshire,…

"Henry I enriched the plain circlet with gems, and on his great seal the trefoils of his fathers crown assume a form resembling that of fleurs-de-lys." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"Henry I enriched the plain circlet with gems, and on his great seal the trefoils of his fathers crown…

"Upon his seal as earl of Chester, the same sovereign has the circlet of his open crown heightened with fleurs-de-lys only, alternating with small clusters of pearls." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"Upon his seal as earl of Chester, the same sovereign has the circlet of his open crown heightened with…

"A crown which appears on the great seal of Henry VIII." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"A crown which appears on the great seal of Henry VIII." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"The form of the arches shown appear for the first time upon the great seal of Edward VI." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Crown

"The form of the arches shown appear for the first time upon the great seal of Edward VI." — Encyclopedia…

A seal representing the city of Derby, England.

Derby

A seal representing the city of Derby, England.

"A royal and parliamentary burgh and seaport, situated on the east coast of Scotland, in the county of Forfar, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, twelve miles from the confluence of that estuary with the German Ocean. It is the third town in Scotland as regards to population, and the second in commercial importance." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Dundee

"A royal and parliamentary burgh and seaport, situated on the east coast of Scotland, in the county…

The seal for the civil corporation of Durham and Framwellgate.

Corporation Seal

The seal for the civil corporation of Durham and Framwellgate.

"Corporation Seal." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Corporation Seal

"Corporation Seal." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Star of the order of the Thistle." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Order of the Thistle

"Star of the order of the Thistle." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

"The religious Order of the Heavenly Annunciation, or of the Nuns of the Annunciation of Mary, was instituted by Victoria Fornare at Genoa in 1682, after the rule of St. Augustine. All the convents of the order in France, Germany, and the Netherlands have disappeared since the French Revolution. Some still exist in Italy." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Order of the Annunciation

"The religious Order of the Heavenly Annunciation, or of the Nuns of the Annunciation of Mary, was instituted…

A seal which has many bands of white around black.

Ribbon Seal

A seal which has many bands of white around black.

"Star of the Order of the Black Eagle." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Black Eagle

"Star of the Order of the Black Eagle." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875