Talk:Great Seal of the United States
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How is it that the masonic symbolism of the pyramid is debunked? It is extremely masonic in its aesthetic, the only thing more distinictly masonic in look would be the concept of globes on top of pillars.
It cannot be used 2000 to 2000 times a year as this is the same number. --Daniel C. Boyer 19:47 28 Jul 2003 (UTC)
It should be mentioned how this violates very basic rules of heraldry (there cannot be an uneven number of pallets, for instance). --Daniel C. Boyer 19:48 28 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- Well, actually there can, but it can't be blazoned as paly of an uneven number. The shield is technically argent six pallets gules. I clarified the situation as it is clarified in Julian Franklyn's Shield and Crest. - Montréalais
National Coat of Arms
On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted an "armorial achievement and reverse of the great seal." This act was the same act adopting the great seal. Since the act specified an armorial achievement, why can't we assume that this is, legitimately, the national coat of arms?
Shield
The shield has seven white stripes and six red?? Is that a mistake? -Branddobbe 19:40, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
- That is not a mistake. That was in the original description of the seal as adopted by the continental congress and has not changed since. Pmadrid 23:47, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
