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.

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
English: Colored:

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English: Monochrome (tinctures indicated by hatching):

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Licensing

	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 Federal 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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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:09, 20 August 2026	451 × 476 (525 KB)	Nihuo14120523	Reverted to version as of 04:55, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
	15:47, 18 February 2026	451 × 476 (529 KB)	QuickQuokka	Reverted to version as of 16:38, 3 May 2025 (UTC) Why is there an EU CoA?
	16:09, 13 December 2025	451 × 476 (557 KB)	Ilobilo0	Reverted to version as of 08:34, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
	16:38, 3 May 2025	451 × 476 (529 KB)	HoosierMan1816	Reverted to version as of 02:46, 13 January 2025 (UTC) There is the European Union flag outside the view box of this SVG file. That should not be there.
	08:34, 13 January 2025	451 × 476 (557 KB)	Ilobilo0	Reverted to version as of 23:05, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
	02:46, 13 January 2025	451 × 476 (529 KB)	Queen of Hearts	Reverted to version as of 12:59, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
	23:05, 12 January 2025	451 × 476 (557 KB)	Ilobilo0	Revert unnecessary change and arguably an act of vandalism
	12:59, 12 January 2025	451 × 476 (529 KB)	AntiCompositeNumber	clean unused graphics outside of the viewbox
	12:59, 12 January 2025	451 × 476 (534 KB)	Sohom Datta	Delete Europe
	04:56, 19 January 2023	451 × 476 (557 KB)	Sus2021	Reverted to version as of 12:03, 14 October 2022 (UTC)