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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 bill to adopt a state coat of arms was introduced in the Alabama Legislature of 1939 by James Simpson, Jefferson County, and was passed without a dissenting vote by both houses. [ 1 ] The original design of the Alabamian coat of arms was made in 1923 by B.J. Tieman, New York, an authority on heraldry, at the request of Marie Bankhead Owen ...
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 ...
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]
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.
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 ...
The current seal that appears on state flags, which dates to the late 19th century, features a depiction of a Native American man beneath a colonist’s arm brandishing a sword, which critics say ...
Alabama; Use: Civil and state flag: Proportion: 2:3 (by convention) Adopted: February 16, 1895; 129 years ago () Design: A crimson cross of St. Andrew on a white field. Flag of the governor of Alabama: Use: State flag: Design: The State Flag with the state military crest and coat of arms of Alabama in the lower and upper sections