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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. When Alabama became a state in 1819, the state legislature adopted the design as the official state seal. The seal prominently features a map showing one of the state's most valuable resources—its ...
The Alabama State Bible: 1853 [1] Great Seal: The Seal of Alabama: 1876 [4] Flag: The flag of Alabama: 1895 [5] Coat of arms: The coat of arms of Alabama: 1939 [6] Military Crest: The State Military Crest of Alabama Motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere We dare defend our rights 1939 [7] Creed: Alabama state creed: 1939 [8] Mascot: Eastern tiger ...
Armiger: State of Alabama: Adopted: March 14, 1939: Crest: A full rigged ship proper: Shield: Quarterly, the first azure three fleur de lis or (for France); second quarterly first and fourth gules a tower triple towered or, second and third argent a lion rampant gules (for Spain); third azure a saltire argent and gules over all a cross of the last fimbriated of the second (for Great Britain ...
Fix border in NW corner of alabama: 01:01, 17 October 2011: 368 × 368 (203 KB) Fry1989: The inscriptions are ALABAMA above, and GREAT SEAL below according to all sources. 03:50, 28 March 2011: 368 × 368 (191 KB) Fry1989: change the colours around a bit, made Tennessee visible: 18:06, 29 November 2009: 372 × 372 (190 KB) Svgalbertian
The Seal of Alabama from 1868 until 1939. "Here We Rest" served as the official state motto during that time. The state's first seal of 1819, replaced by this one, was readopted as the official seal in 1939. It does not contain a motto. The modern Alabama motto was added to the current coat of arms when it was created in 1923.
Alabama doesn't have an official nickname, but it's often called the "Yellowhammer State" or the "Heart of Dixie." "Dixie" is a nickname for the American South. Dennis MacDonald/Shutterstock
Elements of the design include a map of Alabama's river system affixed to a living tree. Variations on the design were used in Territorial and State documents including currency and uniform insignia issued during the U. S. Civil War (1861–1865). [This description is copied from the Original file]
English: Depiction of the 1868 Great Seal of Alabama, created by the Alabama State Legislature by Act 1868–133: "The seal is in the form of a circle, and two and a quarter inches in diameter; near the edge is the word 'ALABAMA' and opposite, at the same distance from the edge, are the words 'GREAT SEAL.' In the centre of the seal an eagle is ...