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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH -  The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church, is a predominantly African-American Methodist denomination based in the United States.  It is the oldest independent Protestant denomination founded by black people in the world.  It was founded by the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 from several black Methodist congregations in the mid-Atlantic area that wanted independence from white Methodists.   Allen was consecrated its first bishop in 1816.

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT SEAL - Created by three committees over a period of six years, from 1776 to 1782, it is almost identical to the Great Seal of the United States.

UNITED STATES SENATE SEAL -  The Seal of the United States Senate is the seal officially adopted by the United States Senate to authenticate certain official documents.  Its design also sometimes serves as a sign and symbol of the Senate, appearing on its official flag among other places.  The current version dates from 1886, and is the third seal design used by the Senate since its inception in 1789.

UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL SEAL -  A symbol of the presidency itself, the central design, based on the Great Seal of the United States, is the official coat of arms of the U.S. presidency and also appears on the presidential flag.

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the Senate, composes the legislature of the United States.

EASTERN SHAWNEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA -  Five simple objects—one circle, one panther, one spear, one swan and a collection of four feathers comprise the elements depicted in The Great Seal of the Eastern Shawnee Nation.  The emblems are simplistic in nature but complex in meaning.  The vibrant blue circle is continuous, never-ending.  There is no beginning, no ending.  It symbolizes one world, one universe, one tribe of people.  The round shape encircles and holds together all other objects, just as the tribe holds all members together as one.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA SEAL -  The Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma consists of a five-pointed star in a circle.  According to a statute adopted in 1957, the flag of the governor of Oklahoma consists of a forest green field, fringed in gold, charged with the state seal surrounded by a pentagram of five white stars.

The seal itself contains six seals:

UNITED STATES NAVY SEAL -  In 1962, President Kennedy established SEAL Teams ONE and TWO from the existing UDT Teams to develop a Navy Unconventional Warfare capability.  The Navy SEAL Teams were designed as the maritime counterpart to the Army Special Forces “Green Berets.”

WAR OF 1812 VETERAN -  The War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June, 1812 to February, 1815 fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies.  Historians in the United States and Canada see it as a war in its own right, but the British often see it as a minor theater of the Napoleonic Wars.  By the war's end in early 1815, the key issues had been resolved and peace returned with no boundary changes.

TRAIL OF TEARS ASSOCIATION (TOTA) -  The Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) is a non-profit, membership organization formed in 1993 to support the creation, development, and interpretation of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.  Designated as a national historic trail by Congress in 1987, the Trail commemorates the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 - 1839.