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I believe the symbol you are referring to is the fasces. It is a bunch of wooden sticks tied together, with an ax attached. The word fasces is also where the name Fascism comes from.
The fasces was originally a special symbol of rank for officials of the Roman Republic. High ranking officials would be guarded by bodyguards called lictors; each lictor would carry a fasces. The higher ranking the official, the more lictors they had, so that everyone knew what rank they were.
The fasces didn't suffer the publicity problems that the swastika suffered due to World War 2, and is still occasionally seen in the US. For example, the seal of the US Senate, the bureau in charge of the National Guard, and the chair that Lincoln sits on at the Lincoln Memorial- all feature a pair of fasces.
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∙ 15y agoIt was inspired by the fasces, an ax with the handle surrounded by rods, and carried as a symbol of authority in the old Roman Republic.
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