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The Great Seal of the State of Florida Plaque
Written by Mitch
Thursday, 04 August 2011 11:10
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the great seal of the state of florida plaque l 1 2 297x300 The Great Seal of the State of Florida Plaque

In 1868, Florida’s new State Constitution stated that they must a Seal to represent the State. It was specified that the seal had to be the size of an American silver dollar. It also stated that the seal should contain the sun’s rays, a cocoa tree, a steamboat, and a female Indian scattering flowers. These images were to be circled by the words -

 “Great Seal of the State of Florida: In God We Trust.”

Several changes have occurred on the seal over the years, although the basic design has been maintained. The Indian woman has changed her clothing and taken off her feathered headdress so that she is now a more authentic Seminole Indian. A mountain in the background has been flattened as Florida does not have mountains. The steamboat has been repaired a few times. And a sabal palm has been transplanted in place of the original cocoa tree to reflect the state’s adoption of the sabal palmetto palm as the official state tree in 1953.

The latest revisions took place in 1985 and this version of the Great Seal of the State of Florida appears to have been generally accepted as the definite version.

These solid mahogany wall plaques show the US Florida State seal.  Hand carved and hand painted mahogany wood plaque.

A perfect as a wall plaque or podium plaque. Fantastic additions to any memorabilia collection. Great government retirement gift, government graduation gift, or government recognition awards.

 
The Seal of the President
Written by Mitch
Thursday, 07 May 2009 03:12
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The seal which is based on the Great Seal of the United States is the symbol of our nation. The final design of the seal was created by Charles Thomson (Secretary of the Congress). The official explanation of the seal was that it is the union of the states and federal government, as symbolized by the shield of thirteen stripes on the eagle’s breast.

If you will notice, the common theme used in the seal all comprises of 13, which is in honor on the fact that originally there are 13 states in the Union. There are 13 stars that surround the American bald eagle’s head. 13 arrows in the eagle’s left talon, 13 stripes in the shield, 13 olives on the branch. Trivia: it is also by coincidence that there are 13 characters in the motto “E PLURIBUS UNUM” which is translated as Out of many, one. The motto suggests that out of many states, one nation is formed.

Symbols Used in the Seal of President:

·T  The eagle is holding in his right talon an olive branch (peace) and in his left a bundle of thirteen arrows (war/military might).

·I   In heraldry, the symbol in the right side means that it has more importance on the object on the right. In conclusion this means that PEACE has   more power than WAR. Moreover the eagle’s head is turn towards the olive branch which reaffirms that peace is indeed more powerful than war.

· T  The 50 stars in the outer circle represent the number of states.

Trivia: The original seal lacked the ring of stars, the Presidential flag, Vice president, Deputy secretary et.al have four large white stars in each corner  and are placed in the same manner. On December 1944, there was a big controversy when they created the 5-star rank of General of the Army and Fleet general, this concerns the fact that military officer’s flags bear more stars than that of the President. The issue was pacified when President Truman added more stars.

As a sign of your loyalty to the United States of America, and all of the things that the Seal of the President stands for, you can acquire a beautifully made insignia. Any Military, Government, State, Department/agencies’ emblem or seal or plaques can be made for you. Just click on this for more information.