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The Great Seal of the State of Alabama is the state seal of the U.S. state of Alabama. Seal of 1817. The first seal was designed in 1817 by William Wyatt Bibb, the governor of the Alabama Territory and the subsequent first governor of the state.
Audemus jura nostra defendere (Latin pronunciation: [ˈau̯demus ˈjuːra ˈnɔstra deˈfɛndere])— Latin for "We Dare Defend Our Rights" or "We Dare Maintain Our Rights" — is the state motto of Alabama and is depicted on the official Coat of arms of Alabama.
Official government emblem of the U.S. state of Alabama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Great Seal of the State of Alabama Seal of 1817 Seal of 1868 Seal of 1939 Seals of the government of Alabama See also References External links
The state of Alabama has a total of 41 official state emblems. The oldest symbol is the Alabama State Bible, from 1853. [1] . The most recently designated symbol is the peach, Alabama's state tree fruit, established in 2006.
- 1818 Seal
- Unofficial Emblem
- 1868 Seal
- 1939 Seal
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When Mississippi was granted its statehood in 1817, President James Monroe appointed Georgia senator William Bibb to serve as Governor of the new Alabama Territory. On February 16, 1818Bibb sent a letter to Secretary of State John Q. Adams requesting that the department furnish his office with an official seal with which to impress official documen...
Though never formally adopted by executive order or state law, an unofficial emblem representing the state came into common use before the 1840s. The oldest-known surviving example of that emblem appeared on the title page of an 1846 schoolbook on U.S. history. The emblem was described in 1880 as, "a rude outline map of the State displayed on a tre...
The design was replaced with a new seal on December 29, 1868. It is believed that Alabama Secretary of State Charles Millersuggested the change. The design with an American eagle and shield emphasized the state's readmission into the United States after the Civil War. The wording of Act 1868-133 was as follows: 1. 1868 seal 2. engraved version of 1...
In 1939, at the request of state archives director Marie Bankhead Owen and Governor Frank Dixon, the original concept of a map design was returned to use. The new seal was adopted during a special session by Act No. 39-20. The wording of that law was as follows: The use of stars in the border, the specific design of the letterforms and the map imag...
Preble, George Henry (1880) History of the flag of the United States of America.A. Williams & CompanyRobb, David M. Jr (Fall 2014) "An Invisible Map Revealed: The First State Seal of Alabama." Alabama HeritageNo. 114Find the Alabama Seal, includes the state seal adoption and history of the great seal of the state. Access Alabama state symbols.
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The Great Seal of the State of Alabama is the state seal of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was designed in 1817 by William Wyatt Bibb, the governor of the "Alabama Territory" and the subsequent first governor of the state.
