The shield, in heraldic terms, represents faith. An open book, which signifies scholarship and the Old and New Testaments, has the Hebrew character "aleph" and the Greek character "omega" on its pages ...

football clubs and societies – heraldry is still such a potent modern symbol. CR: What sort of designs are included in part two? JD: For both books we grouped the trademarks under categories chosen ...

Janelle, Deputy Director of the CIA Museum, gives a brief history on the CIA seal, one of the Agency's most iconic symbols. The story originated from a 1949 employee contest—though none of the designs ...