Seal of the Vice President of the United States shield is the same, the eagle's wings are more outstretched, with the wing tips pointing slightly down ("inverted", in heraldic terms). The eagle's right talon holds an olive branch, though with fewer leaves and berries than the depiction used in the 1945 Presidential seal, and the left talon holds a single arrow (rather than the 13 specified in both the Presidential and Great Seals). While the 1945 presidential seal added a ring of 48 stars around the eagle (representing the states), a ring of 13 stars (representing the original 13 colonies) was added to the 1948 vice presidential seal. The
Great Seal of the Irish Free State the President, rendering the External Great Seal obsolete. Great Seal of the Irish Free State The Great Seal of the Irish Free State () is the seal which was used to seal official documents of the Irish Free State ("Saorstát Éireann") by the Governor-General. The physical seal is currently on public display at National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks, Dublin. Both sides of the Great Seal feature an image of the harp surrounded by the words "SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN" in Gaelic script. One side is engraved in silver, the other in copper. After the 1937 Constitution of Ireland was enacted