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Adopted a coat of arms
- In 1939 Alabama, by action of the State Legislature, adopted a coat of arms. No state in the union has an official coat of arms more historical in significance and more dignified and beautiful in its design and coloring.
The coat-of-arms consists of a shield on which appears the emblems of the five governments that have held sovereignty over Alabama. The arms of Spain , and France, and the flaga of Great Britain and the Confederacy are bound by the shield of the United States.
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The official Alabama Coat of Arms was officially adopted on March 14, 1939. The symbols on the shield represent the five governments that have held sovereignty over Alabama: Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederacy, and the United States.
Lists of United States state symbols. Location of the state of Alabama in the United States of America. 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.
The coat of arms consists of a shield on which appears the emblems of the five governments that have held sovereignty over Alabama: Spain, France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.
- State Flag of Alabama
- Coat of Arms
- Great Seal of Alabama
- Conecuh Ridge Whiskey
- Horseshoe Tournament
- Lane Cake
- Camellia Flower
- Racking Horse
- Alabama Quarter
- Northern Flicker
Adopted by the state legislature in 1894, the flag of Alabama features a diagonal cross known as the cross of St. Andrew defacing a white field. The red saltire represents the cross that St. Andrew was crucified on. Some believe that it was specially designed to resemble the blue cross seen on the Confederate Battle Flag since both are square inste...
The coat of arms of Alabama, created in 1939, features a shield in the center, containing symbols of the five nations which have at some point held sovereignty over the state of Alabama. These symbols are the coats of arms of France, Spain and the U.K. with the battle flag of the Confederate States of America on the lower right. The shield is suppo...
The Seal of Alabama is the official state seal used on official commissions and proclamations. Its basic design features a map of the rivers of Alabama nailed to a tree and was selected by William Bibb in 1817, the Governor during that time. The seal was adopted as the Great Seal of the State by the Legislature of Alabama in 1819 and remained in us...
Produced and marketed as ‘Clyde May’s Alabama Style Whiskey’ by the Conecuh Ridge Distillery, Conecuh Ridge Whiskey is a high-quality spirit illegally produced in Alabama until the late 20thcentury. Later on, in 2004, it was designated the official state spirit of Alabama by the state legislature. The history of the Conecuh Ridge Whiskey begins wit...
The Horseshoe Tournament is a popular event named as the official horseshoe tournament of the state of Alabama in 1992. ‘Horseshoes’ is a type of ‘lawn game’ played by either two people or two teams. Two people in each team has to use two throwing targets and four horseshoes. The players take turns tossing the horseshoes at the stakes in the ground...
Lane cake (also known as Alabama Lane cake, or prize cake) is a bourbon-laced cake, which originated in in South America. Often mistaken for the Lady Baltimore cake, which is also fruit-filled and made with liquor, there are now several variations of the lane cake. It’s often enjoyed in the South at certain receptions, wedding showers or holiday di...
Designated the state flower of Alabama in 1959, the Camelliareplaced the original state flower: goldenrod which was previously adopted in 1972. The Camellia is native to Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China. It’s cultivated in the southeastern U.S. in many different colors and forms. Camellias were many uses in the past since they were used to make tea o...
The Racking horse is a breed of horse recognized by the USDA in 1971 and derived from the Tennessee Walking Horse. Racking horses have naturally raised tails and are known for their distinctive single-foot gait. They stand at an average of 15.2 hands high and weigh around 1,000 pounds. Overall, they’re generally described as gracefully and attracti...
The Alabama quarter (also called the Helen Keller quarter) is the 22ndin the 50 State Quarters Program and the second quarter of 2003. The coin features the image of Helen Keller with her name written both in English and braille, making this quarter the first circulating coin in the U.S. to feature braille. On the left side of the quarter is a long...
The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a stunning little bird that belongs to the woodpecker family. Native to most of North America and parts of Central America as well as the Cayman Islands and Cuba, this bird is one of the very few woodpecker species that migrates. Unlike most other types of woodpeckers, northern flickers prefer to forage on...
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.
Alabama shall have an official coat of arms which shall be as follows: a shield upon which is carried the flags of four of the five nations which have at various times held sovereignty over a part or the whole of what is now the State of Alabama: Spain, France, Great Britain and the Confederacy.
