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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 modern Alabama motto was added to the current coat of arms when it was created in 1923. It was officially adopted for use in 1939. [2] It is the second state motto. The first motto was adopted by the Reconstruction Era state legislature on December 29, 1868, for use on the second Seal of Alabama.
B. File:Baldwin County al seal.jpg; File:Seal of Bay Minette, Alabama.png; File:Seal of Bayou La Batre, Alabama.png; File:Logo of Beatrice, Alabama.png
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ca.wikipedia.org Segell d'Alabama; Usage on de.wikipedia.org Supreme Court of Alabama; Usage on el.wikipedia.org
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 ...