The Marine Corps Seal was designed by the Marine Corps Uniform Board in accordance with instructions of the Commandant of the Marine Corps – General Lemuel G. Shepherd, Jr. The Seal was adopted by Presidential Executive Order No 10538 of June, 22, 1954.
The traditional Marine Corps emblem – eagle, globe and foul anchor – forms the basic device of the Seal. Of these three, the eagle and the foul anchor are the most aged, dating from 1800 when they first appeared on the Marine uniform button – a button which has remained practically unchanged from its original form. Influenced strongly by the design of the emblem of the British Royal Marines depicting as their domain the Eastern hemisphere, the US Marines adopted in 1868 as their emblem the Western hemisphere of the globe. To this was added the spread eagle and foul anchor from the button. Twelve years later the design of the emblem was completed with the motto “Semper Fidelis” (which is translated from Latin as “Always faithful”).
The scarlet and gold surrounding the emblem are the official colors of the USMC. These in turn are enclosed by Navy blue and gold signifying the Marine Corps as an integral part of the naval team.
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Dog tag “Airborne Troops of Russia” (Skull) is made of stainless steel with enamel. It is an image of the “dead head” in a blue beret on the background of the waving banner of the Airborne Troops of Russia (VDV).
At the bottom of the tag, on a blue field, there is the emblem of the Airborne Troops of the USSR – an open parachute with a red five-pointed star on the slings and two airplanes on the sides. At the top the emblem is framed with curly ribbon with the motto: “STRENGTH, COURAGE, FORTITUDE.” -
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Dog tag “Anarchy” (Skull) is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It depicts an image of a black developing cloth with the Jolly Roger emblem attached to a bayonet.
The inscription on the tag calls: “Anarchy is the mother of order”.
The black banner is the traditional anarchist symbol. The uniform blackness of it is in absolute contrast to colorful flags of most nation-states.
The Jolly Roger (a black flag with skull and bones) has gained popularity among anarchists. -
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The dog tag is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It represents an eagle with raised wings soaring above a flame blast, and carrying a human skull in its talons. There are two sword bayonets to the left and to the right of the eagle.
At the top of the dog tag, above the eagle's head there is an open parachute with a white dome.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Russian Army and military students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Russian Navy (VMF) and naval students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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