AN EAGLE CLUTCHING SHIELD AND OLIVE BRANCH
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 AN EAGLE CLUTCHING SHIELD AND OLIVE BRANCH


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THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST AMERICAN CAST EAGLE PLAQUES THAT I HAVE SEEN. A RARE FIND. IT WAS FOUND IN A STORAGE SHED WHERE IT WAS FOR MANY YEARS. IT WEIGHTS ABOUT 50 POUNDS AND IS 20 INCHES X 20 INCHES.DATES TO C.1800-20.COMES WITH A METAL BASE FOR DISPLAY. GREAT OLD PAINTED SURFACE WITH MANY WEATHERED LAYERS. THE SHIELD IS RAISED WITH 13 STARS. IT HAS CAST LETTERS: THE LATIN WORD E. PLURIBUS ENUM, TRANSLATED: FROM MANY, ONE. APPROVED BY CONGRESS IN 1782.    

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