The final design was approved in 1782 and includes a bald eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield ... The bald eagle first appeared as an American symbol on a Massachusetts copper ...

Uncle Sam, a 25-year-old bald eagle ... when the design was finalized. The seal is made up of the eagle, an olive branch, arrows, a flag-like shield, the motto "E Pluribus Unum" and a ...