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Description
English: Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture.

The USDA seal was created in 1895. It was adapted for use as a general identifier in 1980, but those usages were replaced with the USDA Logo in 1996. The seal has been withdrawn from use as a departmental identifier, though it is still used on legal materials and other internal uses.

The seal is defined as:

Two and three-eights inches in diameter (azure), a shock of corn (or), upon a base (vert) an American plough proper. All within a double annulet (argent), outer roped, inner beaded, charged with the inscription: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, and at the base, a scroll bearing the legend: "1862.AGRICULTURE IS THE FOUNDATION OF MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCE. 1889." (or). A diapered background of 44 stars (argent) for the States of the Union.

The dates on the scroll represent the year the Department was founded by act of Congress (1862), and the year the Department was made an Executive Office headed by a Secretary of cabinet rank (1889). The 44 stars represent the states in the Union in 1889.

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Date

29 April 2003 (original upload date)

The seal was originally unveiled on June 21, 1895.
Source

Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.

The original source is here (direct image URL [1]).
Author

The original uploader was Minesweeper at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Zscout370, Orchid Righteous, Berkut at en.wikipedia.

The original seal was designed by A. H. Baldwin, a USDA artist. This version was done by the USDA.
Permission
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Public domain, however other legal restrictions apply.

USDA Symbols or logos are intended for the official use of the United States Department of Agriculture only. They are expressly excluded from use to imply endorsement of a commercial product or service. The symbol or logo may not be used by anyone outside of USDA without permission.[2]
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This image or file is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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Original upload log

The original description page was here. All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.
  • 2006-03-04 01:10 Berkut 580×580×8 (85560 bytes) +trans +cropped whitespace
  • 2005-08-09 05:05 Orchid Righteous 600×593×8 (95683 bytes) Reverted to earlier revision
  • 2005-08-09 05:04 Orchid Righteous 119×120×8 (9306 bytes) Reverted to earlier revision
  • 2005-05-02 19:13 Zscout370 600×593×8 (95683 bytes)
  • 2003-04-29 09:08 Minesweeper 119×120×8 (9306 bytes) Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture.

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