From the Federal Document
What is the great seal of the United States?
The first committee, 1776
The second committee, 1780
The third committee, 1782
Thomson and Barton complete the design
Congress adopts Thomson's report
The Masi Treaty-seal die of 1825
The Lewis Skippet-cover mold, used as a die in 1871
The Baumgarten die of 1877
The great seal in use since 1789
Notable reproductions of the obverse and reverse
The seal of the President
The seal of the Vice-President
The seal of the Department of State
The two mottoes of the United States
