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The Great Seal of the State of Georgia is a device that has historically been used to authenticate government documents executed by the state of Georgia. [1] The first great seal of the state was specified in the State Constitution of 1777, and its current form was adopted in 1799 with alterations in 1914. [1]
It is said that Barnett twice saved the Great Seal of the State of Georgia. [7] The first time was when Union troops under William Tecumseh Sherman were about to capture the State Capitol at Milledgeville. Barnett took the seal, and numerous official documents and Acts, and with the assistance of his wife Mary, buried them at his farm.
The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex Savannah 1996 [66] [67] Reptile: Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus: 1989 [68] [69] Salt-water fish: Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus: 2006 [70] [71] School Plains High School, now part of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: 1997 [72] [73] [74] Seal: Great Seal of Georgia: 1798 (1914) [note 3] [75 ...
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English: Great Seal of the State of Georgia. Date: Adopted in 1798, modified in 1914 (changed the date on the seal from 1799 to 1776). ... Talk:History of Georgia (U ...
A great seal is a seal used by a head of state, or someone authorised to do so on their behalf, to confirm formal documents, such as laws, treaties, appointments and letters of dispatch. It was and is used as a guarantee of the authenticity of the most important and solemn records and documents.
The Great Seal on the reverse of the United States one-dollar bill. The Great Seal very quickly became a popular symbol of the country. It inspired both the flag of North Dakota and that of the US Virgin Islands (adopted in 1911 and 1921, respectively). Combined with the heraldic tradition of artistic freedom so long as the particulars of the ...