Information about Seal Of Washington, D.c.
The Great Seal of the District of Columbia depicts Lady Justice hanging a wreath on a statue of George Washington; the motto of the District of Columbia, "JUSTITIA OMNIBUS" (Latin: Justice for All); and "1871", the year of the seal's creation. In the background is the United States Capitol.
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Lady Justice (Iustitia, the Roman Goddess of Justice and sometimes, simply "Justice") is an allegorical personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system.
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George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1][2] was a central, critical figure in the founding of the United States of America, as well as the nation's first president (1789–1797).
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Washington, D.C.
Flag
Seal
Nickname: DC, The District
Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All)
Location of Washington, D.C.
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Flag
Seal
Nickname: DC, The District
Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All)
Location of Washington, D.C.
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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The west face of the United States Capitol
Building information
Location Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Country United States of America
Architect William Thornton (first of many)
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The flag of Washington, D.C., consists of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is based on the design of the coat of arms of the family of George Washington. For heraldic reasons, the stars are properly called mullets.
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States
Years in parenthesis denote the date of the state's adoption.(1819-1868, 1939)[1]
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Federal government
Constitution
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President Vice President
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Congress
Senate
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The Great Seal 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.
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The Alaska State Seal was first adopted before statehood, when the area was known as the District of Alaska. The first governor designated a seal of the district, which featured glaciers, northern lights, igloos, and an Eskimo ice fishing.
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The Arizona State Seal is ringed by the words “Great Seal of the State of Arizona” on the top, and 1912 the year of Arizona’s statehood, on the bottom. The motto Ditat Deus (Latin: "God Enriches"), lies in the center of the seal.
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The Arkansas State Seal was adopted in 1864 and modified to its present form in 1907. The outer ring of the seal contains the text "Great Seal of the State of Arkansas". The inner seal contains the Angel of Mercy, the Sword of Justice and the Goddess of Liberty surround a bald
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Seal of California was adopted at the California state Constitutional Convention of 1849 and redesigned in 1937. The seal features Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom; a California grizzly bear (the official state animal) feeding on grape vines, representing California wine
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The circular Seal of the State of Colorado is an adaptation of the Territorial Seal which was adopted by the First Territorial Assembly on November 6, 1876. The only changes made in the Territorial Seal design being the substitution of the words, "State of Colorado" and the
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Seal of Connecticut (also Connecticut State Seal, in full: Great Seal of the State of Connecticut) is a coat of arms of Connecticut. It depicts three grapevines and a ribbon below with the Latin motto: QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET ("He who transplanted, sustains").
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The Seal of Delaware was first adopted on January 17, 1777, with the current version being adopted April 29, 2004. It contains the state coat of arms surrounded by an inscription.
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Great Seal of the State of Florida is used to represent the Government of the State of Florida, and for various official purposes, such as to seal official documents and legislation.
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Seal of Georgia was originally adopted in 1798 as part of the State Constitution, though it has been modified since. Its specifications are currently spelled out by statute.
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The current design of the Seal of Hawaiʻi was commissioned by the Republic of Hawaiʻ
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The Great Seal of the State of Idaho was adopted in 1863. The seal of the Territory of Idaho was used until statehood in 1890. The seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green, the only woman to design a state seal. The seal was updated in 1957.
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The Great Seal of the State of Illinois was first adopted in 1819 by the first Illinois General Assembly. The first law authorizing the Great Seal required the Secretary of State of Illinois to procure and keep the seal.
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The seal of Indiana has gone through several revisions since the region was a part of the Northwest Territory. The current design was standardized by the Indiana General Assembly in 1963.
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The Great Seal of Iowa pictures a citizen soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by farming and industrial tools, with the Mississippi River in the background. an eagle overhead bears the state motto.
The Seal of Iowa is described carefully under Iowa Code 1A.
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The Seal of Iowa is described carefully under Iowa Code 1A.
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State of Kansas
Topeka (capital)
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Topeka (capital)
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The seal of Kentucky was adopted in December of 1792. Since that time, it has undergone several revisions. The current seal depicts two men, one in buckskin, and the other in more formal dress. The men are facing each other and clasping hands.
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The Louisiana State Seal was adopted as the official state seal of Louisiana in 1902. The seal consists of a heraldic charge called a "pelican in her piety," representing a Brown Pelican (the Official State Bird) representing a mother pelican wounding her breast to feed her young
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The State Seal of Maine was adopted in June of 1820. There have been variations in the details of the seal, but the overall design and images remain true to the original.
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Great Seal of Maryland is the official government emblem of the State of Maryland in the United States. Its official service is to authenticate acts by the Maryland General Assembly, but it is also used for display purposes at most state buildings.
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The Seal of Massachusetts contains the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a U.S. State. The coat of arms is encircled by the text "Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis" ("Seal of the Republic of Massachusetts").
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