Keywords: Census Bureau seal.jpg Seal of the United States Census Bureau The blazon is defined http //a257 g akamaitech net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket access gpo gov/cfr_2002/janqtr/pdf/15cfr100 2 pdf here as <blockquote> On a shield an open book beneath which is a lamp of knowledge emitting rays above in base two crossed quills Around the whole a wreath of single leaves surrounded by an outer band bearing between two stars the words U S Department of Commerce in the upper portion and Bureau of the Census in the lower portion the lettering concentric with an inner beaded rim and an outer dentilated rim</blockquote> Extracted from Census Bureau Identification Standards PDF direct PDF URL http //www census gov/procur/www/dads2/idmanual pdf <br/> Earlier version from http //www commerce gov/opa/photo/Census/events html U S Government Census Bureau seal svg United States Census Bureau seal png PD-USGov insignia United States Census Bureau Seals of the United States Department of Commerce Oil lamps in heraldry Books in heraldry |