Rhode Island State Seal
This has been the seal of the State over since the adoption of the charter, in May, 1664. Previous to that time the seal consisted of an anchor only, on a shield, without the motto ” Hope.”
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The Great Seal of Vermont
The first Great Seal of Vermont, designed by Ira Allen and made by Reuben Dean of Windsor in 1778, was accepted by resolution of the General Assembly on February 20, 1779.
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Alaska’s State Seal
The state seal was designed in 1910 while Alaska was a territory and not a state.
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Arkansas State Seal
The Arkansas State Seal was based on the Arkansas Territorial Seal designed by Samuel Calhoun Roane.
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South Dakota’s State Seal
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 state was admitted to the Union, 1889.
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Arizona’s State 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.
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West Virginia’s State Seal
An explanation of the Great Seal of West Virginia by Rachel Sargent for the West Virginia Legislature.
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Idaho’s State Seal
was handed the honorarium by Governor Norman B. Willey on March 5, 1891. The state ?ag also carries the seal centered on a deep blue background.
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