The official line drawings are likewise virtually identical; the most noticeable difference is that the center tail feather is slightly shorter in the vice presidential version, which was perhaps inadvertent.

Other versions are technically "facsimiles"; the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has several other dies used to imprint the seal, or coat of arms, on stationery, invitations, and the like as requested by the vice president.

[4] Other versions of the seal are often used as a visual symbol to represent the vice president, and are most often seen on lecterns when they make a speech, and on the sides of presidential transports such as Air Force Two, Marine Two,[5] and limousines.

Since applying the previous reversed-color concept to the seal as well would result in the design being too indistinguishable from the president's version, in August 1945 Truman asked the Heraldic Branch of the Office of the Quartermaster General of the Army to "prepare several sketches" for a new vice presidential flag.

[14] In 1948, a new vice president would be elected, and during the fall an executive order was prepared to prescribe the new seal and flag for the office.

[15] The actual drawings for the executive order were prepared by Miss Elizabeth Will, of the Heraldic Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General, Department of the Army.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing had several steel dies ranging in size from 5⁄8 to 1 3⁄4 inches (1.6 to 4.4 cm) used to imprint invitations, stationery, and the like as requested by the vice president.

Hubert Humphrey would often remark that the relative importance of the vice president's office could be gauged by the "droopy eagle" on the seal,[16][17] and Nelson Rockefeller (appointed by Gerald Ford) said in public it was "aesthetically very weak" and in private complained to friends it looked like a "wounded quail" (or in some versions of the story a "wounded partridge").

[17][18][16] After several months of work, where about twenty models were rejected,[19] Ford issued Executive Order 11884 on October 29, 1975, which redefined the coat of arms, seal, and flag of the vice president.

The ring of stars was removed, but otherwise the written description (blazon) as well as the actual drawings were essentially identical to the presidential coat of arms, except for some differences in the colors.

There were two seal dies made with counterdies and hand presses in order to affix wax impressions to official documents; one in the vice president's office and one in the Senate.

The Bureau also made seven smaller stamping dies, ranging in size from 3⁄8 to 3⁄4 inches (0.95 to 1.91 cm), used to imprint facsimiles on invitations, stationery, and the like.