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Vermont State Motto
State mottoes may be said to reflect the character and beliefs of the citizens of the state, or more accurately, the citizens of the state when they were adopted. State mottoes can help us gain insight into the history of a state. [What is a motto? ] The Vermont StatutesVermont's state motto was adopted as an element of its official seal. Later, it was included on the Vermont coat of arms and on the flag. The following information is excerpted from the Vermont Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 11. Title 1: General Provisions
The coat of arms, crest, motto and badge of the state shall be and are described as follows: (1) Coat of arms. Green, a landscape occupying half of the shield; on the right and left, in the background, high mountains, blue; the sky, yellow. From near the base and reaching nearly to the top of the shield, arises a pine tree of the natural color and between three erect sheaves, yellow, placed diagonally on the right side and a red cow standing on the left side of the field. (2) Motto and badge. On a scroll beneath the shield, the motto: Vermont; Freedom and Unity. The Vermonter's badge: two pine branches of natural color, crossed between the shield and scroll. (3) Crest. A buck's head, of natural color, placed on a scroll, blue and yellow. Title 1: General Provisions
The state seal shall be the great seal of the state, a faithful reproduction, cut larger and deeper, of the original seal, designed by Ira Allen, cut by Reuben Dean of Windsor and accepted by resolution of the general assembly, dated February 20, 1779. The seal shall be kept by the secretary of civil and military affairs. Title 1: General Provisions
The flag of the state shall be blue with the coat of arms of the state thereon. Additional InformationState Motto List: List of all of the state mottoes. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002 State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols: A Study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes, seals, flowers, birds, songs, and descriptive comments on the capitol buildings and on some of the leading state histories, Revised Edition - George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., The H.W. Wilson Company, 1938 (Reprint Services Corp. 1971) Source:Vermont Statutes Online, (http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/statutes2.htm), March 24, 2005
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