Seal of the District of Columbia

Great Seal of the District of Columbia
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Armiger	District of Columbia
Other elements	Lady Justice hanging a wreath on a statue of George Washington; the motto of the District of Columbia, "JUSTITIA OMNIBUS" (Latin for Justice for All); and "1871", the year in which the District was organized in its present form. In the background is the United States Capitol on the right; on the left, a train steams across a viaduct under a rising sun.
Use	To represent the District of Columbia and to authenticate certain documents.

The Great Seal of the District of Columbia depicts Lady Justice hanging a wreath on a statue of George Washington; the motto of the District of Columbia, "JUSTITIA OMNIBUS" (Latin for Justice for All); and "1871", the year in which the District was organized in its present form. In the background is the United States Capitol on the right; on the left, a train steams across a viaduct under a rising sun.

History

This collection of United States Seals was registered by the Library of Congress in 1876. When enlarged, the Seal of the District of Columbia has one noticeable difference: the space now occupied by George Washington is held by the Statue of Freedom.

The original seal features Lady Justice placing a wreath not on a statue of George Washington, but on the Statue of Freedom which sits atop the Capitol Building.

See also

• Flag of the District of Columbia
• Seals of the U.S. states

External links

• "Official Symbols of the District of Columbia". Government of the District of Columbia. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
• "Arms of the States and Territories of the American Union". A.J. Connell. Retrieved February 28, 2011.