royal seals
Monarchs' official emblems
Royal seals are official emblems pressed into wax or embossed on documents to authenticate orders, treaties, and grants from monarchs or their governments.
The Great Seal of a realm validates the most significant state documents.
Historically, breaking a royal seal without authorization was a serious offense.
The term also covers the physical devices—metal dies or signet rings—used to make such impressions.
- great sealGovernment's authentication stamp
- privy sealMonarch's personal authentication stamp
- privy councilSovereign's official consultants
- wax impressionShape pressed into softened material
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
charter · Letters Patent · wax · signet ring · seal · seal of approval · heraldry · regalia · crown jewels · decree · bulla · parchment · attestation · notarization · official document · insignia · intaglio · edict
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