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Reverted to version as of 13:13, 25 November 2022 (UTC) The flags flying behind the governor at official functions have this font. Annin appears to be using a font closer to the seal found on the podium. If the font on this version is indeed wrong, please correct the font in this file so the rest of the seal isn't so terribly rendered.