Seal of the President of the United States that the seal had never had an official definition, meaning there was also no explanation for the eagle facing to its left instead of the typical heraldic custom of having such figures face to their right ("dexter"), which is considered the honorable side. Therefore, he recommended changing the direction the eagle faced, and provided an illustration along with a suggested blazon to be used in an official description. Truman agreed with most of these suggestions, additionally liking that the eagle would now face towards the olive branches (which he felt was symbolic of a nation on the march and dedicated
Great Seal of the Philippines of the seal such as different arrangement of the stars and the presence or absence of a face on the sun. The Republic of Biak-na-Bato, and Malolos Republic also used seals. The design of Melecio Figueroa, a Filipino engraver for a coinage system was adopted for the design of the great seal in 1903 for the Philippines under the United States administered Insular Government. The seal featured the Mayon Volcano and a Filipino woman in Filipiniana attire as well as the text "United States of America, Government of the Philippine Islands". The seal described as "never been legally adopted by