Seal of Connecticut
The current seal of the U.S. state of Connecticut was established in 1931.
Description
The Seal of Connecticut ( full name: Great Seal of the State of Connecticut ) shows three vines and under a banner with the Latin inscription:
History
The First Seal of Connecticut was brought in 1639 by Colonel George Fenwick from England. It was the seal of the Saybrook Colony and was passed on to the Connecticut Colony, as this at Saybrook Point in 1644 acquired the land and the Fort of George Fenwick.
From this point on, the seal was used by the General Court of Connecticut, where there is no accurate record of who had the seal in safe custody. On October 9, 1662 Connecticut General Assembly decided that the seal is placed in the custody of the Secretary of State and used in necessary matters as the seal of the colony. It remained until October 1687 the seal of the colony. At this time, took over Sir Edmund Andros, the government of the colony, and the seal disappeared.
On October 25, 1711, a meeting between the governor and the Council came (upper house of the General Assembly ) to the conclusion that " a new tax stamp to be created, which is based on the seal of the colony, suitable for use on a sealing plate, at which purpose is to as soon as possible, a press and suitable tools are procured, the costs shall be borne the colony. their is also responsible for the use of the tax stamp, which is to be kept in the office of Secretary of State. "
The new, less elaborate seal was larger and more oval -shaped than the original. The motto remained the same, but the number of vines has been reduced to three, and the Latin inscription " Sigillum Coloniae Connecticutensis " (Seal of the colony Connecticut ) was added at the edge. It is believed that the three vines were chosen to represent the three colonies of New Haven, Saybrook and Connecticut.
After the end of the Revolutionary War, the inscription was no longer fit on the seal colony. Therefore, the General dismissed in May 1784, the Secretary of State to change the inscription to " SIGILL. REIP. CONNECTICUTENSIS ". Nevertheless, it has been created as a new version of the seal, writing the words, " Sigillum Reipublicae Connecticutensis " (Seal of the State of Connecticut ). Since then, there has been no change in the state seal. 1931 the General Assembly decided that all representations of the seal conforms with the description in the state law must be No. 54 of the same year. This legislature prohibited the reproduction of the seal except by or at the direction of Secretary of State.
It is the only non-circular seal of a U.S. state and is found in modified form in the flag of Connecticut.