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The Great Seal of United States

Created by Charles Thomson Published during 1774-1789
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The Great Seal of the United States was created as a way to show authenticity and proof of legitimacy on documents and paperwork from the government and people of that area.

This image can be interpreted as something that can be trusted and followed because of where the this symbol comes from and what type of document has the seal on it.

This is the seal when it was first created and published.

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This is the seal today 

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This man is Charles Thomson. He was the man who stood to the right of John Hancock in the painting of the Declaration of Independence. His name was also printed below John Hancock´s in the signing of the Declaration  

The Seal was created about six years after the signing of the Declaration as a way to verify documents and a way to confirm that documents could be trusted.

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Take money for example. It has the modern version of the seal as well as the pyramid which both symbolize authenticity.

Sources: "Great Seal of the United States." Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, inc, April 16,2018,https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Seal-of-the-United-States

"Great Seal." Great Seal.com,http://greatseal.com/committees/finaldesign/thomson.html. Accessed 10-5-18

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