File talk:Seal of the United States Department of Labor.svg

This version of the DOL Seal is incorrect because it lacks the hammer across the anvil. The correct version is shown on United States Department of Labor.

It is not incorrect. The definition of the seal is: Or, on a fesse gules, between an anvil in chief and a plough in base proper, a pulley, a lever, and an inclined plane argent. Crest: An eagle displayed proper. Above the seal, placed circularly, the "Department of Labor," and below in similar manner the words: "United States of America," all enclosed within a circle. The blazon does not mention a hammer, so that is an artistic detail an artist is free to include or leave out. This version of the seal was in use on the department's web page for several years at the least... File:USDOL Seal poster.jpg points out the hammer is not there though early representations often have it, and File:USDOL Seal Circa 1975.png does not have it (though earlier versions usually do). So... it's "correct" either way. But if the DOL has changed their representation, it would be good to also upload a version of that, especially if we can find a vector. Carl Lindberg (talk) 15:23, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Actually when you get down to it, it's supposed to be an "inclined plane argent", which means the inclined plane should be white not gold (which is "or"), and I don't see that in many depictions. Not sure if "argent" applies to the other elements in the middle... normally if no tincture is specified it should be "proper". Also the eagle is supposed to be "proper" which means its natural colors, and not gold. So those are real inaccuracies ;-) Carl Lindberg (talk) 16:03, 13 May 2015 (UTC)