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 ...

There are three books at the top of the shield, representing education. The heraldic description of the arms is: “Quarterly; first and fourth Azure three fraises Argent; second and third Argent three ...

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 ...