. American history:. The Great Seal opTHE State op New .Ierset, and at the base the date of itsadoption in numeral letters, JIDCCLXXYI. (1776.) DELAWARE.—The Arms of the State of Delaware con-sist of an azure shield or escutcheon, divided into twoequal parts by a white band or girdle. On the base partof the escutcheon is represented a Oow,and in the upperpart are two symbols, designed probably to represent theagricultural interests of the State—the one appearing tobe a sheaf of wheat, and the other a stjilk of Crest consists of a wreath. supporting a ship underfull sail, having the
. American history:. The Great Seal opTHE State op New .Ierset, and at the base the date of itsadoption in numeral letters, JIDCCLXXYI. (1776.) DELAWARE.—The Arms of the State of Delaware con-sist of an azure shield or escutcheon, divided into twoequal parts by a white band or girdle. On the base partof the escutcheon is represented a Oow,and in the upperpart are two symbols, designed probably to represent theagricultural interests of the State—the one appearing tobe a sheaf of wheat, and the other a stjilk of Crest consists of a wreath. supporting a ship underfull sail, having the American banner Sur-rounding the escutcheon, on a white field, are wreaths offlowers, branches of the OUve, and otlier symbols. Atthe bottom of the is the date of its adoption,JIDCCXCIII. (1793.) and around the border the wordsGre.\t Seal of the of Del,\ware. (No descriptionof the seal can be found in the Secretarys office, and wehave been obliged to describe it from a wiUi impression.). PENNSYTiVANTA.—The following is a copy of the re-corded description of the Seal of Pennsylvania, • The shield is parted per Jess. Or : charged with aPlough, pixiper. In Chief, on a sea wavy, proper, a shipunder full , surmounted with a sky, azure ; and inbase, on a field vert, three garbs. Or: on the dexter astalk of maize, and on the sinister an olive branch : andfor the Crest, on a \\Teath of the flowers of the s,ame, a baldE;igle, proper, perched, with wings extended. Motto—•• Virtue, liberty, and ludependence. Around the mar-gin, •• Seal of tlie State of IVunsylvania. The reverse,liberty, trampling on a Lion, gules, the emblem of Tj--ranny. Mottiv—■• Both cant survive. We give the follo^ving as a free translation of thesame. The shield is parted by a yellow or golden band or girdle,on which is represented a Plough in its natural color. In the upper part of the escutcheon,cm the waves of the sea, is represented a ship under full sail, su
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