Olive branch

An olive branch is a twig off an olive tree that is a symbol of peace in many cultures.

Olive Branch Media

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  Olive branch (Olea europaea)

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  Mars Pacifer bearing an olive branch, on the reverse of a coin struck under the lights and reverse (Aemilianus)

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  Owl standing on amphora, all surrounded by a wreath of olive leaves. Greek silver tetradrachm from Athens, c. 200–150 BC

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  A dove with an olive branch, Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome

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  Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, painted between 1580 and 1585, and showing her with an olive branch in her right hand and standing on the sword of Justice.

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  The 1885 obverse design of the Great Seal of the United States

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  Greek silver tetradrachm of Athens (Attica). Goddess Athena and an owl with an olive branch. 6th century BC

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  Athena bearing an olive branch as a pattern on her shield. Ancient Greek Attic red-figure lekythos, ca. 400 BC, from Athens

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  William III and Mary II receive the olive branch from Peace. Painting by James Thornhill, c.1700, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich