Connecticut Coat of Arms

ContentsTHE CONNECTICUT ARMORIAL BEARINGSTHE CONNECTICUT ARMORIAL BEARINGS On March 24, 1931, the General Assembly adopted a design for the official Arms of the State, which it ordered drawn and filed with the Secretary of the State. The official description of the Arms calls for: A shield of rococo design of white field, having in the center three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit. Below the shield shall...

Rhode Island Coat of Arms

ContentsHistory of the Coat of Arms of the State of Rhode IslandRhode Island State Statute on the Coat of ArmsHistory of the Coat of Arms of the State of Rhode Island The coat of arms of the State is familiar to every citizen, for it is impressed on public documents and meets the eye on monuments and in newspapers. Its simplicity and its significance, as well as its correct heraldry render it superior to that of...

Massachusetts Coat of Arms

ContentsHistory of the Arms of the Commonwealth of MassachusettsDescription of the Massachusetts Coat of ArmsGeneral Laws of Massachusetts Related to the Coat of ArmsHistory of the Arms of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Seals, such as those that appear on documents certified by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have a long history and were mentioned even in the Bible. They were widely used...

Michigan Coat of Arms

ContentsHistory of the Michigan Coat of ArmsMichigan Act 209 or 1911History of the Michigan Coat of Arms Both the Great Seal of Michigan and the Coat of Arms were adopted at the Constitutional Convention of 1835. Lewis Cass, Michigan’s second (non-acting) Territorial governor, created the original design. The Coat of Arms is familiar to us because it is shown on Michigan’s state flag. This first...

Ohio Coat of Arms

ContentsLegislative Code for the Ohio Coat of ArmsLegislative Code for the Ohio Coat of Arms 5.04 State coat of arms. The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the...

Vermont Coat of Arms

ContentsHistory of the Vermont Coat of ArmsDescription of the Vermont Coat of ArmsExamples of the Vermont Coat of ArmsHistory of the Vermont Coat of Arms The first Vermont coat of arms was an engraving for use on military commissions, made in 1821 when the original state seal was revised by rearranging some of the features in pictorial form. It placed the picture in a shield surmounted by the stag’s head...

Wisconsin Coat of Arms

ContentsThe Wisconsin Coat of ArmsDescription of the Wisconsin Coat of ArmsThe Wisconsin Coat of Arms     Description of the Wisconsin Coat of Arms The coat of arms is an integral part of the state seal and also appears on the state flag. It contains a sailor with a coil of rope and a “yeoman” (usually considered a miner) with a pick, who jointly represent labor on water and land. These two figures...

Pennsylvania Coat of Arms

ContentsThe Pennsylvania Coat of ArmsHistory of the Pennsylvania Coat of ArmsThe Pennsylvania Coat of Arms     History of the Pennsylvania Coat of Arms Pennsylvania’s Coat of Arms, while not used in the same official capacity as the State Seal (although it contains the emblems of the seal), is perhaps a more familiar symbol of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It appears on countless documents,...

Mississippi Coat of Arms

ContentsLegislative Description of the Mississippi Coat of ArmsHistory of the Adoption of the Mississippi Coat of ArmsLegislative Description of the Mississippi Coat of Arms ..a Shield in color blue, with an eagle upon it with extended pinions, holding in the right talon a palm branch and a bundle of arrows in the left talon, with the word “Mississippi” above the eagle; the lettering on the shield and...

New York State Coat of Arms

ContentsGeneral Description of the New York State Coat of ArmsHistorical Versions of the New York State Coat of ArmsThe Correct Arms of the State of New York…NYS Article 6, Heraldic Description of the New York Coat of ArmsGlossary of the Heraldic Terms in the NYS Coat of ArmsDownload the New York Coat of Arms Heraldic Fact SheetThe Great Seal is provided here for educational purposes only. General...