Great Seal of the United States 13, 1782, the Congress turned to its Secretary [[Charles Thomson]], and provided all material submitted by the first three committees. Thomson was 53 years old, and had been a Latin master at a Philadelphia academy. Thomson took elements from all three previous committees, coming up with a new design which provided the basis for the final seal. Thomson used the eagle—this time specifying an American [[bald eagle]]—as the sole supporter on the shield. The shield had thirteen stripes, this time in a [[Chevron (insignia)|chevron]] pattern, and the eagle's claws held an olive branch and a bundle of thirteen arrows. For
Great Seal of the Philippines adoption and the Commonwealth reverted to the 1935 seal on 23 February 1941. The Second Philippine Republic of 1943 to 1945 adopted a different seal than the one used today. The seal adopted on October 1943 by then President Jose P. Laurel through Republic Act No. 5 is composed of a triangular emblem encircled by a double marginal circle. The law dictates the seal to be: After the dissolution of the Philippine Commonwealth and the granting of full independence of the Philippines by the United States in 1946. A new coat of arms was adopted along with a great seal.