Seal of Mississippi

The seal of the U.S. state of Mississippi was introduced in 1798, when Mississippi a territory of the United States.

As a Mississippi State was in 1817, a decision was made to continue to lead the seal.

Description

In the center of the seal is a bald eagle, the emblem of the United States positioned. He has spread his wings and raised his head. His chest is decorated with a shield, on which eleven red and white stripes and eleven white stars are shown on a blue background. These represent the eleven states of the Confederacy.

In its talons the eagle holds an olive branch on the one hand as a sign of peace will, on the other hand a quiver of arrows as a sign of the war power.

The outer ring of the seal contains the following English lettering:

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