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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 13032264, member: 5833"]I see 4 fingers & a thumb on the front hand in the <i>fede</i> symbol. There is a space between the forefinger & middle finger that kind of reads as another finger.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe commemorates a peace treaty between US government (13 stars) & a Native American confederation represented by 12 stars? The eagle carries arrows, but also a branch that is probably meant to be an olive branch, for peace. I'm just riffing here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 13032264, member: 5833"]I see 4 fingers & a thumb on the front hand in the [I]fede[/I] symbol. There is a space between the forefinger & middle finger that kind of reads as another finger. Maybe commemorates a peace treaty between US government (13 stars) & a Native American confederation represented by 12 stars? The eagle carries arrows, but also a branch that is probably meant to be an olive branch, for peace. I'm just riffing here.[/QUOTE]
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