Seal of Indiana

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Seal of Indiana
Indiana-StateSeal.svg
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Introduced 1816

The current seal of the US state of Indiana was established in 1963.

description

The seal shows a forester cutting down a plane tree while an American bison is walking in the foreground and the sun is setting in the background.

In the edge design are the leaves of the state tree, the tulip tree .

The English inscription runs around the seal:

" Seal of the State of Indiana "
( Seal of the State of Indiana )

Below is the year 1816.

history

The seal has gone through several changes since the region became part of the Northwest Territory .

The current design was established by the Indiana General Assembly in 1963.

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