{"data":{"id":"us/34-cfr-3.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"34 CFR 3.2","heading":"Description.","body":"The Official Seal of the Department of Education is described as follows: Standing upon a mound, an oak tree with black trunk and limbs and green foliage in front of a gold rising sun, issuing gold rays on a light blue disc, enclosed by a dark blue border with gold edges bearing the inscription “DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION” above a star at either side of the words “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” in smaller letters in the base; letters and stars in white. The Offical Seal of the Department is modified when used in reproductions in black and white and when embossed. As so modified, it appears below.","path":["Title 34—Education","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education","PART 3—OFFICIAL SEAL"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-34.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:40Z","sha256":"a14bd7b2bb07cf12d771c8a2ed714c1bbf81e1c4c47a3e5627354987ec4773d2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/34-cfr-3.1","next":"us/34-cfr-3.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}