Seal of North Carolina

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Seal of North Carolina
Seal of North Carolina.svg
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Introduced 1871
Motto (motto) Eat quam videri

The current seal of the US state of North Carolina was adopted as the official seal of the state in 1871.

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The seal shows two female figures: the personification of freedom (English: Liberty ) and the embodiment of prosperity (English: Plenty ).

Liberty holds in her hand a rod on which a Phrygian cap infected, and in the other hand a scroll with the word Constitution (English: Constitution )

The seated personification of prosperity holds three ears of wheat in the direction of freedom in one hand and a cornucopia placed on the ground in the other .

Mountains and a three-master on the sea can be seen in the background .

North Carolina flag

There are two dates in the seal, both of which can also be found on the North Carolina flag . This is the date of the so-called Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence in Mecklenburg County of " May 20, 1775 " and the Halifax Resolves in Halifax County of " April 12, 1776 ", both of which took place in North Carolina and at the beginning of the US -american independence movement.

The English name is written around the seal:

" The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina "
( The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina )

Including the Latin state motto:

" Esse quam videri "
( Be more than seem )

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