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  1. Title 17 —Commodity and Securities Exchanges
  2. Chapter I —Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  3. Part 2 —Official Seal
  4. § 2.1
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§ 2.1 Description.

Pursuant to section 2(a)(11) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(11), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has adopted an official seal (the “Seal”), the description of which is as follows:

(a) Beneath an arch of nine stars, the seal has a navy background with a stylized white American eagle and a navy and white emblazoned shield with 5 stripes and three stars. The eagle is holding in its left talon an olive branch and in its right talon the scale of balanced justice, both in gold. These symbols are enclosed within two golden rings. Between the two rings, spanning the top, the words, in all capitals, “COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION”, and, spanning the bottom, the words, in all capitals, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”

(b) The Seal of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is illustrated as follows:

[91 FR 25491, May 11, 2026]

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