The Seal of the US
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330388,00.html
"It is rather the nation's stamp of authority, sovereignty and power, gracing cash and embossing the most important of documents from its home at the State Department, which has held it since the days of Thomas Jefferson, the first secretary of state."
The article also talks about some of the myths that are spread around about it--very interesting to read.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330388,00.html
"It is rather the nation's stamp of authority, sovereignty and power, gracing cash and embossing the most important of documents from its home at the State Department, which has held it since the days of Thomas Jefferson, the first secretary of state."
The article also talks about some of the myths that are spread around about it--very interesting to read.