Great Seal of the Philippines
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The Great Seal of the Philippines (Filipino: Dakilang Sagisag ng Pilipinas) is used to authenticate official documents of the government of the Philippines.
It may refer to the physical
Design and usage
Republic Act No. 8491 specifies a Great Seal for the Republic of the Philippines:
The Great Seal shall be circular in form. with the same specifications with the national Coat of Arms, surrounding the arms is a double marginal circle which the official name of the Philippines in Filipino was inscribed in. the color of the arms shall not be deemed essential but tincture representation must be used. The Great Seal must also bear the
national motto of the Philippines. The Great Seal shall be affixed to or placed upon all commissions signed by the President and upon such other official documents and papers of the Republic of the Philippines as may be provided by law, or as may be required by custom and usage. The President shall have custody of the Great Seal.[1]
Historical designs
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Government Seal of the First Philippine Republic (1898–1901)
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De facto Great Seal of the Philippine Islands (1903–1905)
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De jure Great Seal of the Philippine Islands (1905–1935)
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Government Seal of the Philippines, 1940-1941
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Great Seal of the Second Philippine Republic (1943–1945)
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Great Seal of the Republic of the Philippines (1946–1978)
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Great Seal of the Republic of the Philippines (1978–1986)
Seals of the Philippine Revolutionary states
The
American period
In 1903, a design by Melecio Figueroa, a Filipino engraver, for coinage was adopted for the design of the Great Seal under the
The seal was revised when the
Second Philippine Republic
The Second Philippine Republic of 1943 to 1945, a puppet state of Imperial Japan, adopted a different seal in October 1943. President Jose P. Laurel issued Republic Act No. 5, which states that the design is a triangular emblem encircled by a double marginal circle. The law dictates the seal to be:[4]
The Great Seal of the Republic of the Philippines shall be circular in form with an equilateral triangle in the middle studded with three five-pointed stars in each corner and emblazoned at the 'center- with the eight-rayed sun, each ray flanked on both sides -by lesser and minor rays; the triangle to be enclosed by another equilateral triangle and between the lines of the two triangles there shall appear on the left side the word 'Kapayapaan,' on the right, 'Kalayaan,' and at the bottom 'Katarungan'; surrounding the whole a double marginal circle within which shall appear the words 'Republika ng Pilipinas' and the figures '1943'
Post–World War II
After the dissolution of the
See also
- Seal of the president of the Philippines
- Seal of the vice president of the Philippines
- Seal of the Senate of the Philippines
References
- ^ "Chan Robles Virtual Law Library – Republic Act No. 8491". Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Heisser, David C.R. "Child of the Sun Returning State Arms and Seals of the Philippines" (PDF). International Congress of Vexillology. p. 104. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Heisser, David C.R. "Child of the Sun Returning State Arms and Seals of the Philippines" (PDF). International Congress of Vexillology. pp. 105–108. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Heisser, David C.R. "Child of the Sun Returning State Arms and Seals of the Philippines" (PDF). International Congress of Vexillology. pp. 110–111. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ Heisser, David C.R. "Child of the Sun Returning State Arms and Seals of the Philippines" (PDF). International Congress of Vexillology. pp. 112–113. Retrieved June 4, 2018.