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Description The 1904 die of the Great Seal of the United States. This was a slight refinement over the 1885 die, and was used for many decades before being replaced by an identical version. Today's die is basically identical to this one; newer dies have been recut using this as a model.
Date Made in 1903, delivered and first used in 1904
Source

Extracted from PDF version of Commemorating the Seal poster, part of a State Department exhibition on the Great Seal. Direct PDF URL [1] (33MB)

Image courtesy of the National Archives (#15516) [apparently not an ARC ID]
Author U.S. Government. The die was created by Max Zeitler.

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