Does America have a coat of arms?

Yes. The coat of arms of the United States is the front of the Great Seal, adopted by Congress on June 20, 1782. A bald eagle holds a shield of red and white stripes under a blue chief, with an olive branch in one talon, thirteen arrows in the other and a scroll reading E pluribus unum in its beak.

The shield is blazoned "paleways of 13 pieces, argent and gules; a chief, azure". Above the eagle, the crest is thirteen white stars on blue inside golden rays. Charles Thomson, Secretary of Congress, produced the final design. The [Great Seal of the United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States) article covers its history.

The arms appear on passports, treaties, embassy placards and the back of the one-dollar bill. These are national arms. For family arms, see can Americans have a coat of arms, or design one in the coat of arms maker.