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Description

English: The greater coat of arms of the United States of America, as depicted on passports, embassies and the Great Seal.

Date

28 January 2011

Source

Own work + File:Seal of the House of Representatives.svg

Author

Ssolbergj

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THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. Note: This only applies to original works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See § 313.6(C)(1) of Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices). It also does not apply to certain US coins; see The US Mint Terms of Use.
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:56, 19 January 2023	451 × 476 (557 KB)	Sus2021	Reverted to version as of 12:03, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
	04:55, 19 January 2023	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Sus2021	Reverted to version as of 12:54, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
	12:03, 14 October 2022	451 × 476 (557 KB)	Ssolbergj	c
	12:54, 6 March 2020	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Interstellarity	Reverted to version as of 12:51, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
	12:51, 6 March 2020	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Interstellarity	Reverted to version as of 12:50, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
	12:50, 6 March 2020	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Interstellarity	Reverted to version as of 12:50, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
	12:50, 6 March 2020	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Interstellarity	Reverted to version as of 12:46, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
	12:46, 6 March 2020	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Andrew Gray	Reverted to version as of 12:42, 6 March 2020 (UTC) vandalism
	12:42, 6 March 2020	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Andrew Gray	Reverted to version as of 12:27, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
	12:27, 6 March 2020	451 × 476 (525 KB)	TorreAzzurro	Reverted to version as of 00:05, 10 January 2020 (UTC) Reason: file vandalised with image of Donald Trump