Washington DC Great Seal, or symbol used by the state to authenticate certain documents.
The seal has Justice (who is a woman) hanging a wreath on a statue of George Washington.
The seal was adopted on August 3, 1871 as the first act passed by the District's first legislative assembly.
See the related documents for a link to an image of the seal.
It is usually a star with a circle around it.
star in circle
Washington DC is the United States (national) Capital. That's what the symbol stands for
A star in a circle it means the USA's capital. :D :D
it is usually a star or dot representing the nations capital
The abbreviation "DC" is postponed to "Washington" for two important resasons: [i] for locative indication of "District of Columbia"; and [ii] to distinguish Washington Sate of Washington City, the 42nd of the United Satate.
It stands for the United states capital
a gold star with a black circle which means the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C., is a symbol of the country because it is the capital of the country.
a star
a star
Washington dc is a national symbol because it stands for America's unity and democratic traditions.