Oklahoma Seal
Oklahoma Seal | |
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Introduced | 1907 |
Motto (motto) | Laboratory omnia vincit . |
The Seal of Oklahoma was founded in 1905 as the official seal of the US state accepted.
description
The Oklahoma seal consists of a five-pointed star within a circle with 45 stars on a blue background.
In the center of the large star is a blindfolded personification of Justitia holding her scales over a settler and an Indian who shake hands. Between them lies a cornucopia . This was the original seal of the Oklahoma Territory . Above it stands the Latin motto of the state:
- “ Laboratory Omnia Vincit. "
- ( Work conquers everything. )
Around this central representation the seals of the five civilized nations can be found in the five points of the central star (clockwise):
- Symbol of the Chickasaw : armed warrior
- Symbol of the Cherokee : seven-pointed star in a wreath of oak leaves
- Symbol of the creek : wheat and plow
- Symbol of the Seminoles : Indians in a canoe
- Symbol of the Choctaw : bow and arrow
The English inscription is around the seal:
- " Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma - 1907 "
- ( Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma - 1907 )
Web links
- The Great Seal of Oklahoma (English description)