File:Greater coat of arms of the United States.svg

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

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

coat of arms

inception

28 January 2011

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current04:56, 19 January 2023Thumbnail for version as of 04:56, 19 January 2023451 × 476 (557 KB)wikimediacommons>Sus2021Reverted to version as of 12:03, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

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