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The Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the official seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. The state flag of Virginia consists of the obverse of the seal against a blue background. A state flag was first adopted at the beginning of the American Civil War in April 1861, readopted in 1912, [1] and standardized by the General ...
Date: May 1776, December 1931, 16 March 1949, 2 May 2023: Source: Code of Virginia, Article 1. Symbols of Sovereignty. The great seal of the Commonwealth shall consist of two metallic discs, two and one-fourth inches in diameter, with an ornamental border one fourth of an inch wide, with such words and figures engraved as follows: On the obverse, Virtus, the genius of the Commonwealth, dressed ...
The state motto and seal have been official since Virginia declared its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Virginia is one of only two states (the other being Mississippi with the Magnolia) to have the same plant for state flower and state tree, the Flowering Dogwood. [1] Most of the symbols were made official in the late 20th century.
This vector image was created by Ali Zifan: Licensing. ... Flag and seal of Virginia; State Corporation Commission (Virginia) User:Oganesson007/Seals and coat of arms;
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Seal of Virginia (1876–1904) Seal of Virginia (1904–1950) Seal of Washington Territory (1853–1899) ... State Resource Guides, from the Library of Congress;
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