The Seal of Delaware was first adopted on January 17, 1777, with the current version being adopted April 29, 2004. It contains the state coat of arms surrounded by an inscription. Image File history File links Delaware_state_seal. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Coat of arms

At the center of the coat of arms is a shield of horizontal red, blue and white stripes. On the red stripe is a sheaf of wheat and a cob of corn. On the white stripe is an ox standing on grass. Above the shield is a sailing ship. Supporting the shield are a farmer on the left and a soldier on the right. Underneath the shield is the state motto.

• The sheaf of wheat is taken from the Sussex County seal and signifies the agricultural vitality of the state.
• The cob of corn was is taken from the Kent County seal and symbolizes the agricultural basis of Delaware's economy.
• The blue stripe, above the ox, represents the Delaware River, the main stay of the state's commerce and transportation.
• The ox represents the importance of animal husbandry to the state's economy.
• The ship is a symbol of New Castle County's ship building industry and Delaware's extensive coastal commerce.
• The farmer with the hoe represents the central role of farming to the state.
• The soldier, a militiaman with his musket, recognizes the crucial role of the citizen-soldier to the maintenance of American liberties.
• The motto, "Liberty and Independence," was provided by the Order of the Cincinnati.

Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the state of Delaware. ... Kent County is a county located in the central part of the state of Delaware. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ... New Castle County is the northern-most county of the three counties in the state of Delaware. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... Seal of the Society of the Cincinnati The General Society of the Cincinnati is a historic association in the United States and France with limited and strict membership requirements. ...

Inscription

The surrounding inscription reads: "Great Seal of the State of Delaware" and the dates 1704, 1776 and 1787. Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

• The Lower Counties on the Delaware established their own General Assembly in 1704;
• Separation Day, June 15, 1776, was the day the colonial General Assembly declared Delaware an independent state;
• Delaware Day, December 7, 1787, was the day Delaware ratified the United States Constitution, being the first state to do so.

Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... The Delaware General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. ... Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Delaware General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq mi (6,452 km²)  - Width 30 miles (48 km)  - Length 100 miles (161 km)  - % water 21. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Constitution of the United States of America Page one of the original copy of the Constitution. ...

History

The seal was originally adopted in 1777 with minor changes made in 1793, 1847, and 1907. The curret version was adopted in 2004. Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• From 1793 until 1847 the figures of the farmer and the soldier were eliminated from the seal.
• In 1847 the motto "Liberty and Independence," was added on a ribbon underneath the shield.
• In 1907 the seal was "modernized" and "THE DELAWARE STATE" was changed to "THE STATE OF DELAWARE".

1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Blazon

The seal now used as the Great Seal of this State and bearing the arms of this State shall be the Great Seal of this State. It is emblazoned as follows: Party per fess, or and argent, the first charged with a garb (wheat sheaf) in bend dexter and an ear of maize (Indian Corn) in bend sinister, both proper; the second charged with an ox statant, ruminating, proper; fess, wavy azure, supporters on the dexter a husbandman with a hilling hoe, on the sinister a rifleman armed and accoutered at ease. Crest, on a wreath azure and argent, a ship under full sail, proper, with the words "Great Seal of the State of Delaware," the dates "1704, 1776, and 1787," and the words "Liberty and Independence" engraved thereon.

References

• State of Delaware. State Seal.
• State Symbols. Great Seal of Delaware.
• Code 1852, § 463; 24 Del. Laws, c. 89, § 1; Code 1915, § 387; Code 1935, § 361; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 501; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 74 Del. Laws, c. 276, § 1.
• Title 29 of the state constitution [1]

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