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The Kentucky State Seal was adopted in December of 1792. The seal is a rendition of two men, one in buckskin, and the other in more formal dress. The men are facing each other and clasping hands. The outer ring of the seal is adorned with the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky", and within the inner circle is the state motto "United we stand, Divided we fall." Kentucky state seal Source http://usa. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Template:DecemberCalendar2006 December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


Popular belief claims that the buckskin-clad man on the left is Daniel Boone, who was largely responsible for the exploration of Kentucky, and the man in the suit on the right is Henry Clay, Kentucky's most famous statesman. However, the official explanation [1] is that the men represent all frontiersmen and statesmen, rather than any specific persons. The motto that appears on the seal comes from the lyrics of "The Liberty Song", a patriotic song from the American Revolution. Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734-September 26, 1820), was a famous American pioneer, frontiersman and Indian-fighter, who blazed the trail known as the Wilderness Road and founded Boonesborough, Kentucky (also known as Boonesboro). ... Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia – June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. ... The American Revolution is the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. ...


The official language establishing the seal is: "That the Governor be empowered and is hereby required to provide at the public charge a seal for this Commonwealth; and procure the same to be engraved with the following device, viz: Two friends embracing, with the name of the state over their heads and around about the following motto: United we stand, divided we fall."


Because this description does not specify what the "two friends" should look like or how they should be embracing, several varients of the state seal were created. Different depictions of the seal at the courthouse have the friends outfitted in various clothing from coats and tophats to Roman togas. The embrace is shown as clasped hands, a hug, or a handshake combined with hands on one another shoulders. Roman clad in toga The toga was the distinctive garb of Ancient Rome. ...


A version of the seal appears on the flag of Kentucky. The flag of Kentucky consists of the Commonwealths seal on a navy blue field, surrounded by the words Commonwealth of Kentucky above and sprigs of goldenrod, the state flower, below. ...


References

Trout, Allan M. "Kentucky Can't Make Up Its Mind What the State Seal Should Show." The Louisville Courier Journal. August 28, 1952. Accessed on the Kentucky Secretary of State webpage [2]

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