Great Seal of South Carolina

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The Great Seal of South Carolina is the official state seal featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the state’s history, values, and identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf official symbol ⓘ
state seal ⓘ
adopted 1776 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction South Carolina ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
depicts agricultural tools ⓘ
fallen oak tree ⓘ
laurel branches ⓘ
palmetto tree ⓘ
rising sun ⓘ
three smaller shields ⓘ
woman walking on a shore ⓘ
designedDuring American Revolutionary War ⓘ
governingLaw South Carolina Code of Laws ⓘ
hasColor blue ⓘ
gold ⓘ
white ⓘ
hasComponent two ovals joined by branches ⓘ
hasLatinPhraseMeaning Animis opibusque parati – Prepared in mind and resources ⓘ
Dum spiro spero – While I breathe, I hope ⓘ
hasOfficialStatus official seal of South Carolina ⓘ
hasPart obverse side ⓘ
reverse side ⓘ
hasShape elliptical ⓘ
heritage symbol of South Carolina’s history ⓘ
inscription Animis opibusque parati ⓘ
Dum spiro spero ⓘ
Spes ⓘ
languageOfMotto Latin ⓘ
motto Animis opibusque parati ⓘ
Dum spiro spero ⓘ
relatedTo Flag of South Carolina ⓘ
symbolizes South Carolina’s agricultural heritage ⓘ
South Carolina’s independence ⓘ
hope ⓘ
preparedness in mind and resources ⓘ
victory over tyranny ⓘ
usedBy Government of South Carolina ⓘ
Governor of South Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina General Assembly ⓘ
usedFor authentication of official state documents ⓘ
gubernatorial proclamations ⓘ
legislative acts ⓘ
usedSince 18th century ⓘ

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Animis Opibusque Parati → usedOn → Great Seal of South Carolina ⓘ
Coat of arms of South Carolina → basedOn → Great Seal of South Carolina ⓘ
Coat of arms of South Carolina → partOf → Great Seal of South Carolina ⓘ
Seals of U.S. states → hasPart → Great Seal of the State of South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Great Seal of South Carolina