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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 ...
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List of Alabama state symbols; List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia; List of first-level administrative divisions by area; List of lakes of Alabama; List of mayors of Birmingham, Alabama; List of mayors of Huntsville, Alabama; List of mayors of Mobile, Alabama; List of mayors of Montgomery, Alabama; Outline of Alabama; Seal of ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 official description, in heraldic language, is laid out in the Code of Alabama, Section 1-2-2: [2]. Arms: quarterly, the first azure three fleur de lis or (for France); second quarterly first and fourth gules a tower tripple [sic] 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 ...