Arkansas State Motto

ContentsOriginally: Regnat Populi modified to Regnat Populusfrom the Latin Originally: The Peoples Rule modified to The People RuleArkansas State LegislationLearning Links for the Arkansas State MottoOriginally: Regnat Populi modified to Regnat Populusfrom the Latin Originally: The Peoples Rule modified to The People Rule The first time the Arkansas state motto appeared was on the Arkansas territorial seal. ...

South Dakota’s State Seal

ContentsState Seals South Dakota State SealState Seals South Dakota State Seal According to the Governor of South Dakota: “The seal was adopted in 1885, four years before the state was admitted to the Union.” The design of the Great Seal of South Dakota is provided for in Article XXI of the State Constitution. It bears the motto: “Under God the People Rule” and the year in which the...

Arizona’s State Seal

ContentsArizona State Seal – “Ditat Deus”: Our Strange and Wonderful Seal State Seals Description of the Great Seal of ArizonaArizona State Seal – “Ditat Deus”: Our Strange and Wonderful Seal When the state seal so familiar to Arizonans – bearing the words “Ditat Deus,” or “God Enriches” in Latin – was devised a century-and-a-half ago, it did not look like it does today....

West Virginia’s State Seal

ContentsState Seals West Virginia State SealThe Great Seal: A Symbol of West Virginia SovereigntyState Seals West Virginia State Seal The Great Seal: A Symbol of West Virginia Sovereignty by Rachel Sargent The Constitution of West Virginia, Article 2, Section 7, provides that: “ The present seal of the state, with its motto ‘Montani Semper Liberi,’ shall be the Great Seal of the State of West Virginia, and...

Idaho’s State Seal

ContentsState Seals Idaho State SealOnly Great Seal Designed by a WomanThe Idaho State SealIdaho’s State Seal TodayState Seals Idaho State Seal There were two territorial seals designed before statehood was achieved for Idaho. The first seal may have been designed in 1863 by Silas D. Cochran, a clerk in the of?ce of the Secretary of State, but no one knows for sure today. The second seal was designed in...

California State Motto

ContentsThe Anecdote of Archimedes, the Golden Crown, and the Eureka MomentDuring the Gold Rush era, “Eureka!” was the cry heard throughout the gold fields of California as miners land claim to the riches of the Sierra Nevadas. The Gold Rush began when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill on January 24, 1848. It was shortly after the rush began, in 1849, that the motto,...

Alabama Coat of Arms

ContentsHistory of the Alabama Coat of ArmsDescription & Significance of the Alabama Coat of ArmsDescription in heraldic terms – Alabama Coat of ArmsRelevant Glossary TermsHistory of the Alabama Coat of Arms The Alabama state coat of arms consists of a shield with the emblems of the five governments that have held power over Alabama. The flags of Spain, France, Great Britain, and the Confederacy...