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Summary
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> Seal.
According to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/fbiseal/fbiseal.htm">FBI Seal History</a>:
Each symbol and color in the FBI seal has special significance. The dominant blue field of the seal and the scales on the shield represent justice. The endless circle of 13 stars denotes unity of purpose as exemplified by the original 13 states. The laurel leaf has, since early civilization, symbolized academic honors, distinction and fame. There are exactly 46 leaves in the two branches, since there were 46 states in the Union when the FBI was founded in 1908. The significance of the red and white parallel stripes lies in their colors. Red traditionally stands for courage, valor, strength, while white conveys cleanliness, light, truth, and peace. As in the American Flag, the red bars exceed the white by one. The motto, " Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity," succinctly describes the motivating force behind the men and women of the FBI. The peaked bevelled edge which circumscribes the seal symbolizes the severe challenges confronting the FBI and the ruggedness of the organization. The gold color in the seal conveys its over-all value.
Licensing
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current | 23:46, 7 January 2017 | 427 × 440 (200 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> Seal. <div class="description mw-content-ltr es" dir="ltr" lang="es" style=""> <span class="language es" title="Español"><b>Español:</b></span> El escudo del Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI).</div> <p>According to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/fbiseal/fbiseal.htm">FBI Seal History</a>: </p> Each symbol and color in the FBI seal has special significance. The dominant blue field of the seal and the scales on the shield represent justice. The endless circle of 13 stars denotes unity of purpose as exemplified by the original 13 states. The laurel leaf has, since early civilization, symbolized academic honors, distinction and fame. There are exactly 46 leaves in the two branches, since there were 46 states in the Union when the FBI was founded in 1908. The significance of the red and white parallel stripes lies in their colors. Red traditionally stands for courage, valor, strength, while white conveys cleanliness, light, truth, and peace. As in the American Flag, the red bars exceed the white by one. The motto, " Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity," succinctly describes the motivating force behind the men and women of the FBI. The peaked bevelled edge which circumscribes the seal symbolizes the severe challenges confronting the FBI and the ruggedness of the organization. The gold color in the seal conveys its over-all value. |
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File usage
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- Circle of stars
- FBI Seeking Information - Terrorism list
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1950s
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1960s
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1970s
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1980s
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 1990s
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, 2000s
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1951
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1953
- FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1961
- Federal crime in the United States
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- Infogalactic:Articles for deletion/Tribalwar
- Infogalactic:Featured article candidates/AK-47/archive1
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