Seal of Illinois

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Seal of Illinois
Seal of Illinois.svg
Details
Introduced 1819
Motto (motto) State sovereignty, national union

The Illinois state seal was introduced in 1819.

description

Seal of the united states
Illinois flag

The state seal can be found on the white cloth of the state flag. It shows a bald eagle sitting on a stone with a coat of arms of the United States and a banner in front of the rising sun.

The seal is based on the United States seal .

The eagle holds a banner with the English state motto:

" State sovereignty, national union "
State sovereignty, national unification

Around the seal it says:

" Seal of the State of Illinois "
" Seal of the State of Illinois "

and

" Aug. 26th 1818 "
" August 26, 1818 "

The date refers to the founding of the state of Illinois, which joined the United States on December 3, 1818.

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literature

  • Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states. Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verlag, Gütersloh 1992, ISBN 3-570-01082-1 .