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An example of a motto, Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Health, peace and prosperity) on the Coat of arms of Kiribati This list contains the mottos of organizations, institutions, municipalities and authorities.
Although unusual in England, and perhaps outside English heraldic practice, there are some examples, such as in Belgium, of the particular appearance of the motto scroll and letters thereon being blazoned; [17] a prominent example is the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States (which is a coat of arms and follows heraldic conventions ...
The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded. A state motto is used to describe the intent or motivation of the state in a short phrase. For example, it can be included on a country's flag, coat of arms, or ...
E pluribus unum included in the Great Seal of the United States, being one of the nation's mottos at the time of the seal's creation. E pluribus unum (/ iː ˈ p l ɜːr ɪ b ə s ˈ uː n ə m / ee PLUR-ib-əs OO-nəm, Classical Latin: [eː ˈpluːrɪbʊs ˈuːnʊ̃], Latin pronunciation: [e ˈpluribus ˈunum]) – Latin for "Out of many, one" [1] [2] (also translated as "One out of many" [3 ...
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The 1956 law was the first establishment of an official motto for the country, although E pluribus unum ("Out of many, one") was adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782 as the motto for the Seal of the United States and has been used on coins and paper money since 1795. [3]
Kentucky, North Dakota, and Vermont also have two mottos, one in Latin and the other in English. [3] [4] All other states and territories have only one motto, except for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, which do not have any mottos. [5] English and Latin are the most-used languages for state mottos, each used by 25 states and territories.
English: Australian National University: Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum: Latin: First, to learn the nature of things. (From Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, l. VI.) Bond University: Bringing ambition to life English Central Queensland University: Doctrina Perpetua: Latin Forever learning Charles Sturt University: For the public good English