Seal of Michigan

Great Seal of the State of Michigan
Details
Armiger	State of Michigan
Adopted	June 22, 1835
Motto	E Pluribus Unum Tuebor Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice

The Great Seal of the State of Michigan depicts the coat of arms of the U.S. state of Michigan on a light blue field. On the dark blue shield the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, a man holding a long gun with a raised hand represents peace and the ability to defend his rights. The elk and moose are symbols of Michigan, while the bald eagle represents the United States.

The design features three Latin mottos. From top to bottom they are:

1. On the red ribbon: E Pluribus Unum, "Out of many, one," a motto of the United States
2. On the light blue shield: Tuebor, "I will defend" (although some scholars prefer "observe" or "consider")^{[citation needed]}
3. On the white ribbon: Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice, "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you," which is the official state motto. It was adopted in 1835 and said to have been suggested by the tribute to architect Christopher Wren at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London, which reads Si monumentum requiris, circumspice (Latin "If you seek [his] monument, look around you").

The seal was adopted on June 22, 1835.^[1]

Public Act 19 of 1963 states that "The great seal shall be comprised of the coat of arms of the state around which shall appear the words 'great seal of the state of Michigan, A.D. MDCCCXXXV.' "

Coat of Arms of Michigan

Coat of arms of the State of Michigan
Details
Armiger	State of Michigan
Adopted	June 22, 1835
Motto	E Pluribus Unum Tuebor Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice

Legally distinct from, but adopted simultaneously alongside the Great Seal in 1835, is the Coat of arms of Michigan. The current rendition of the Coat of Arms was adopted by the Legislature in 1911 (MCL 2.21). It is identical to the Great Seal of Michigan with the legend or circle, "The Great Seal of the State of Michigan, A.D. MDCCCXXXV", omitted. Unlike the Great Seal, the Coat of Arms may be printed on documents, stationery, or ornaments with no design or words and disconnected with any advertisement (MCL 750.247). However, a person who improperly exhibits and displays the Coat of Arms is guilty of a misdemeanor (MCL 750.245).

Government Seals of Michigan

• 

  Seal of the Governor of Michigan

• 

  Seal of the Secretary of State of Michigan

• 

  Seal of the Attorney General of Michigan

• 

  Seal of the Treasury of Michigan

See also

• Coat of Arms of the U.S. States
• Flag of Michigan
• List of Michigan state symbols
• Seals of the U.S. states

References

1. ↑ Farmer, Silas (1884). The History of Detroit and Michigan, or, The Metropolis Illustrated: A Chronological Cyclopaedia of the Past and Present Including a Full Record of Territorial Days in Michigan, and the Annuals of Wayne County. Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co. p. 91. Retrieved May 14, 2012. 

External links

• Michigan Secretary of State: History of the Great Seal

v t e State seals of the United States States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Great Seal of the United States Federal district Washington, D.C. Insular areas American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

v t e  State of Michigan Lansing (capital) Topics Index Congressional delegation Fauna Geography Government Highways History Islands Law Lighthouses Museums National Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places listings People State Historic Sites State parks Tallest buildings Timeline Topics Visitor attractions Society Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics Regions Upper Peninsula Copper Country Gogebic Range Keweenaw Peninsula Lower Peninsula Central Michigan Flint/Tri-Cities Metro Detroit Michiana Northern Michigan Southeast Michigan Southern Michigan The Thumb West Michigan Largest Municipalities Alpena Ann Arbor Battle Creek Bay City Bloomfield Township Canton Township Chesterfield Township Clinton Township Commerce Township Dearborn Dearborn Heights Detroit East Lansing Eastpointe Farmington Hills Flint Flint Township Georgetown Township Grand Rapids Holland Jackson Kalamazoo Kentwood Lansing Lincoln Park Livonia Macomb Township Meridian Township Midland Muskegon Novi Pontiac Portage Redford Rochester Hills Roseville Royal Oak Saginaw Saginaw Township St. Clair Shores Shelby Township Southfield Sterling Heights Taylor Troy Warren Waterford Township West Bloomfield Westland Wyoming Ypsilanti Township Counties Alcona Alger Allegan Alpena Antrim Arenac Baraga Barry Bay Benzie Berrien Branch Calhoun Cass Charlevoix Cheboygan Chippewa Clare Clinton Crawford Delta Dickinson Eaton Emmet Genesee Gladwin Gogebic Grand Traverse Gratiot Hillsdale Houghton Huron Ingham Ionia Iosco Iron Isabella Jackson Kalamazoo Kalkaska Kent Keweenaw Lake Lapeer Leelanau Lenawee Livingston Luce Mackinac Macomb Manistee Marquette Mason Mecosta Menominee Midland Missaukee Monroe Montcalm Montmorency Muskegon Newaygo Oakland Oceana Ogemaw Ontonagon Osceola Oscoda Otsego Ottawa Presque Isle Roscommon Saginaw Sanilac Schoolcraft Shiawassee St. Clair St. Joseph Tuscola Van Buren Washtenaw Wayne Wexford