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President [[Richard Adar]]'s office was adorned by a large seal entitled "Office of the President" ([[Epiphanies]]).
President [[Richard Adar]]'s office was adorned by a large seal entitled "Office of the President" ([[Epiphanies]]).


The seal is printed on the seats of ''[[Colonial One]]''. It is also present on the hull of the vessel <ref>Originally the seal is not on the ship, but was added by the visual effects artists later. Due to the re-use of existing footage is sometimes disappears and appears again.</ref>.
The seal is printed on the seats of ''[[Colonial One]]''. It is also present on the hull of the vessel <ref>Originally the seal was not on the ship, but was added by the visual effects artists later. Due to the re-use of existing footage it sometimes disappears and appears again.</ref>.


The emblem of the [[Caprica City]] police also contained the Colonial seal ([[Maelstrom]]) <ref>It is visible in the scrapbook in Kara Thrace's vision when she visits her mother's death bed.</ref>.
The emblem of the [[Caprica City]] police also contained the Colonial seal ([[Maelstrom]]) <ref>It is visible in the scrapbook in Kara Thrace's vision when she visits her mother's death bed.</ref>.

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The Colonial seal [1] is the official Colonial emblem used by both civilian and military authorities.

It consists of a stylized bird with outstretched wings enclosed by a circle. In some forms, the name of the user is written around it.

Civilian use

The seal is present on all Colonial flags.

President Richard Adar's office was adorned by a large seal entitled "Office of the President" (Epiphanies).

The seal is printed on the seats of Colonial One. It is also present on the hull of the vessel [2].

The emblem of the Caprica City police also contained the Colonial seal (Maelstrom) [3].

Military use

Military vessels have an own seal which contains their name and Battlestar Group. These exist as a patch worn on all uniforms, as a clasp for dress uniforms and as a flag. On battlestars the seal is present in the CIC. On Galactica as a metal seal on one of the walls and on Pegasus etched into the glass doors. Moreover, both battlestars have a large seal on their dorsal hulls.

The seal is used in official documentation and correspondence of the Colonial Forces, for example by the Caprican Colonial Forces Veteran's Hospital and other institutions of the fleet.

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References

  1. This is a Battlestar Wiki descriptive term.
  2. Originally the seal was not on the ship, but was added by the visual effects artists later. Due to the re-use of existing footage it sometimes disappears and appears again.
  3. It is visible in the scrapbook in Kara Thrace's vision when she visits her mother's death bed.