File:Emblem of Montgomery County, Maryland.svg

This is the logo for Montgomery County, Maryland. Further details: The official county seal of Montgomery County, Maryland. It was adopted officially in March 1998, although it dates back from at least November 1996.

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/pdf/ExecsAwardsProgram_2011.pdf

Montgomery County, Maryland

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