Seal of Kansas

Seal of Kansas
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Introduced	May 25, 1861
Motto (motto)	Ad Astra per Aspera

The flag of the US state of Kansas was officially adopted on May 25, 1861.

description

Kansas flag

The seal is found in the same form on the flag of Kansas .

At the top of the seal is the state's Latin motto:

" Ad Astra per Aspera "

On rough paths to the stars

The seal itself shows:

• A landscape with the rising sun (the east)
• A river with a steamer (trade)
• A log cabin and a man tilling the fields (agriculture)
• Covered wagons on their way west (pioneers)
• Indians hunting for buffalo
• 34 stars indicating that Kansas became the 34th state to join the United States

Web links

• Great Seal of Kansas (PDF; 582 kB)
• Kansas State Seal (English description)
• The Official Kansas State Seal (English description)
• The Kansas State Flag (caption of the flag)