Seal of the vice president of the United States

Seal of the vice president of the United States
Versions
Former seal, used from 1948 to 1975.
Armiger	Vice President of the United States
Adopted	1975
Crest	Behind and above the eagle a radiating glory or, on which appears an arc of thirteen cloud puffs gray, and a constellation of thirteen mullets gray
Shield	Paleways of thirteen pieces argent and gules, a chief azure
Supporters	An American eagle displayed holding in his dexter talon an olive branch proper and in his sinister a bundle of thirteen arrows gray, and in his beak a gray scroll inscribed E PLURIBUS UNUM sable
Motto	E pluribus unum
Use	On documents from the vice president to members of government, and as a symbol on vice presidential vehicles, podiums, and other places

The seal of the vice president of the United States is used to mark correspondence from the U.S. vice president to other members of government, and is also used as a symbol of the vice presidency. The central design, directly based on the seal of the president of the United States (and indirectly on the Great Seal of the United States), is the official coat of arms of the U.S. vice presidency and also appears on the vice presidential flag.

There are virtually no records on early vice presidential seals, but there were versions in use as early as 1846 and almost certainly earlier as well. There was no official definition of a vice presidential seal until 1948, and today's version dates from 1975 when it was redesigned under President Ford.