The Great Seal Symbolism Essay

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The reverse side of the Great Seal is a symbol of the luxurious lords of Illuminati. Well, is this really true? In this report I will be covering three different important topics, design of the seal, meanings of the symbols on the Great Seal, and lastly what the seal is used for. The Great Seal is something fundamental for the United States, it is an important symbol of unity, peace, and strength for our country. This all started on July 4, 1776 when Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams were asked to “Bring in a device for a seal for the United States of America” (http://greatseal.com/committees/firstcomm). For the design team Congress chose the three most important men that were part of the Declaration of Independence. The …show more content…

Thomas Jefferson’s idea for the front side involves the children of Israel, and the reverse side of the seal was about two brothers leaders of Anglo-Saxon in Britain. Lastly Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere designed the seal adding a bit of each of the men’s ideas including the British, Europeans, and “The Eye of Providence.” On August 20, 1776 Congress decided not to approve the design, but kept The Eye of Providence and E Pluribus Unum …show more content…

Above that is a constellation of thirteen stars representing the 13 states being united as one whole. On the back side of the seal there is Liberty sitting in a chair representing freedom for the United States of America. Sadly Congress didn’t think the seal was good enough and didn’t approve it. About two years later on May 4, 1782 Congress decided to create a third committee. Congress wanted the seal to be done quickly since the United States and Britain were having peace talks and were probably going to need a peace treaty. The men involved were Arthur Middleton who was the chairman, John Rutledge, and Elias Boudinot. To work with them they chose William Barton who was only 28 years old. Even though Barton was very young he studied heraldry in England and so was very well prepared. He came up with many great complex ideas for the seal that astonished the three men. A few days later Barton had two designs ready to show the men. On May 9, 1782 the committee decided to submit Barton’s second design to

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