Seal of Iowa

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Seal of Iowa
Iowa StateSeal.svg
Details
Introduced 1847
Motto (motto) Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.

The seal of the US state of Iowa was established in 1847.

description

The Iowa seal depicts a citizen soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by agricultural and industrial tools.

The Mississippi River is visible in the background .

Flag of Iowa

Above it an eagle carries the motto of the state on a banner:

" Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain. "

This motto can also be found on the flag of Iowa .

The Iowa Seal is detailed in Iowa Code 1A.1 as follows:

" The secretary of state be, and is, hereby authorized to procure a seal which shall be the great seal of the state of Iowa, two inches in diameter, upon which shall be engraved the following device, surrounded by the words, 'The Great Seal of the State of Iowa '- a sheaf and field of standing wheat, with a sickle and other farming utensils, on the left side near the bottom; a lead furnace and pile of pig lead on the right side; the citizen soldier, with a plow in his rear, supporting the American flag and liberty cap with his right hand, and his gun with his left, in the center and near the bottom; the Mississippi river in the rear of the whole, with the steamer Iowa under way; an eagle near the upper edge, holding in his beak a scroll, with the following inscription upon it: Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain. "

history

The seal was established on February 25, 1847 by the first general assembly. Since then, there has been no change to the law that establishes the seal.

The Iowa Seal is held by the Governor and used by the Governor for official purposes.

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