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DescriptionThe Mace in the House Chamber.jpg	English: A detailed look at the eagle and globe atop the US House Mace, one of the oldest and most important symbols of United States government . The shaft is surmounted by a silver globe, 4 ½ inches in diameter, which is engraved with the seven continents, the names of the oceans, lines of longitude and major lines of latitude. The Western hemisphere faces front. The globe is encircled with a silver band marked with the degrees of latitude, on which is perched an engraved solid silver eagle with a wingspan of 15 inches.
Date	6 October 2011
Source	http://artandhistory.house.gov/art_artifacts/virtual_tours/splendid_hall/artifacts.aspx
Author	Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

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This United States Congress image is in the public domain. This may be because it was taken by an employee of the Congress as part of that person’s official duties, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of Congress. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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