Coats of arms of the U.S. states

The coats of arms of the U.S. states are coats of arms, adopted by those states that have chosen, that are an official symbol of the state, alongside their seal. Eighteen states have officially adopted coats of arms. The former independent Republic of Texas and Kingdom of Hawaii each had a separate national coat of arms, which are no longer used.

Gallery

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  Coat of arms of Alabama, adopted March 14, 1939^[1]

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  Coat of arms of Connecticut, adopted March 24, 1931^[2]

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  Coat of arms of Delaware, adopted in 1777^[3]

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  Coat of arms of Georgia

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  Coat of arms of Hawaii

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  Coat of arms of Louisiana

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  Coat of arms of Maine, adopted June 9, 1820^[4]

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  Coat of arms of Maryland

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  Coat of arms of Massachusetts, adopted in 1775 (by Legislature, re-affirmed by Governor Hancock and Cabinet on December 13, 1780)

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  Coat of arms of Michigan, adopted 1835, modified 1911^[5]

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  Coat of arms of Mississippi, adopted February 7, 2001^[6]

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  Coat of arms of Missouri^[7]

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  Coat of arms of New Jersey

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  Coat of arms of New York

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  Coat of arms of North Dakota, adopted in 1957

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  Coat of arms of Ohio, adopted 1953, modified 1996^[8]

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  Coat of arms of Pennsylvania, adopted 1778

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  Coat of arms of Rhode Island, adopted 1 February 1882^[9]

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  Coat of arms of Texas, adopted 1845^[10]

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  Coat of arms of Utah

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  Coat of arms of Vermont, adopted 1862 (by Act No. 11)

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  Coat of arms of Washington, D.C.

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  Coat of arms of West Virginia, adopted September 26, 1863

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  Coat of arms of Wisconsin^[11]

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  Coat of arms of Puerto Rico, a United States Commonwealth

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  Great Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii

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  Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii

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  Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas 1839-1845

1. ^ "Official Symbols and Emblems of Alabama". State Government. Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
2. ^ "The Amoral Bearings". State Government. Official State Website. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
3. ^ "Civic Heraldry of the United States (Delaware)". State Government. Heraldry of the World. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
4. ^ "Civic Heraldry of the United States (Maine)". State Government. Heraldry of the World. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
5. ^ "Coat of Arms". State Government. Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
6. ^ "State Symbols". State Government. Mississippi.Gov. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
7. ^ "The Missouri State Flag". State of Missouri. Netstates.com. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
8. ^ "Ohio". State of Ohio. gwav.tripod.com. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 
9. ^ "State Symbols". State Government. RI.Gov. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
10. ^ "The Texas State Seal". State Government. Secretary of State. Retrieved July 24, 2011. 
11. ^ "Wisconsin State Symbols" (PDF). State of Wisconsin. legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2011-09-21. 

See also

• Historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876
• List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia – a list of state flags, seals and coats of arms
• Seals of the U.S. states
• Seals of governors of the U.S. states
• Flags of governors of the U.S. states
• United States heraldry

References

External links

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