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Seal of West Virginia. The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia was adopted in September 1863. [1] The obverse center of the seal contains a boulder that has been inscribed June 20, 1863, the date West Virginia became a state. In front of the boulder lie two crossed rifles and a liberty cap as a symbol of the state's fight for liberty.
The flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue. 1929 [1] Motto. Montani Semper Liberi. (Mountaineers [are] Always Free) 1863, [1][2] 1872 [3] —. Seal. The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia.
Joseph H. Diss Debar. Diss Debar. (1820–1905) Joseph Hubert Diss Debar (6 March 1820 – 13 January 1905) was a French-born American artist and government official who designed the official seal and coat-of-arms for the state of West Virginia in 1863. Many of his sketches of early West Virginia figures and scenes survive.
The current state flag of West Virginia consists of a pure white field bordered on four sides by a stripe of blue. [2] [3] The white of the field symbolizes purity, while the blue border represents the Union. [4] The center of the state flag is emblazoned with the state's coat of arms, a stylized version of the Great Seal of West Virginia.
This SVG seal includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this flag: Flag of West Virginia.svg. Author. Original Author Joseph H. Diss Debar (1863) Permission. ( Reusing this file) This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries.
Official seals of cities, towns, and other places in the state of West Virginia. Media in category "Official seals of places in West Virginia" The following 122 files are in this category, out of 122 total.
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