Rhode Island State Seal

ContentsHistory of the Rhode Island State SealWhy Was Hope Added to the Rhode Island State Seal?However, According to the 1877 General Assembly…Read A short history of Rhode Island Legislative Description of the Rhode Island State SealHistory of the Rhode Island State Seal 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...

The Great Seal of Vermont

ContentsVermont’s State Seal THE GREAT SEAL OF VERMONTVermont’s State Seal 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. That seal wore out so a new seal was made in 1821. While this included many of the basic design elements of the original seal, it...

Alaska’s State Seal

ContentsLearning Links for the Alaska State SealThe state seal was designed in 1910 while Alaska was a territory and not a state. According to a pamphlet on the Boney Courthouse Artwork in the Alaska Court System: In 1884 Congress provided for a civil government for Alaska, and the first governor “on his own motion” designed and had a seal made for the District of Alaska. The seal was used until 1910 when...

Arkansas State Seal

ContentsHistory of the Arkansas State SealDownload the PDF on the Arkansas State SealArkansas Legislation on the Arkansas State SealHistory of the Arkansas State Seal The Arkansas State Seal was based on the Arkansas Territorial Seal shown here in the version printed in 1832, designed by Samuel Calhoun Roane (in 1820 according to The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. It went through four primary...

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 office of the Secretary of State, but no one knows for sure today. The second seal was designed in...