Seal of Kansas
Official government emblem of the U.S. state of Kansas
Great Seal of the State of Kansas | |
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Armiger | State of Kansas |
Adopted | May 25, 1861 |
Motto | Ad Astra per Aspera |
The Great Seal of the State of Kansas tells the history of the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]
The seal contains:
- Landscape with a rising sun (the east)
- River and steamboat (commerce)
- Settler's cabin and a man plowing a field (agriculture) [foreground]
- Wagon train heading west (American expansion / pioneer life)
- Indians hunting American Bison (the buffalo are fleeing from the Indians)
- Cluster of 34 stars (top of the seal) – identifying Kansas as the 34th state to be accepted into the Union of the United States.
- State motto "Ad Astra per Aspera" (Latin: "To the Stars through Difficulties")
The seal is used on the Flag of the State of Kansas.[2]
History
The design for the Great Seal of Kansas was submitted by John James Ingalls, a state senator from Atchison. Ingalls also proposed the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera."[3]
The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by a joint resolution adopted by the Kansas Legislature on May 25, 1861.[3]
The resolution states:
- "The east is represented by a rising sun, in the right-hand corner of the seal; to the left of it, commerce is represented by a river and a steamboat; in the foreground, agriculture is represented as the basis of the future prosperity of the state, by a settler’s cabin and a man plowing with a pair of horses; beyond this is a train of ox-wagons, going west; in the background is seen a herd of buffalo, retreating, pursued by two Indians, on horseback; around the top is the motto, 'Ad astra per aspera,' and beneath a cluster of thirty-four stars. The circle is surrounded by the words, "Great seal of the state of Kansas. January 29, 1861."
See also
References
- ^ "Interactive Kansas Seal". governor.ks.gov. 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Kansas Flag". www.governor.ks.gov. 2006-10-17. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22.
- ^ a b "Seal of Kansas - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
External links
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