Section: 50-3-30.
(a) The Secretary of State shall keep the great seal of the state
adopted August 17, 1914, and on deposit in the office of the
Secretary of State. The seal shall be either of silver or of some
harder and more durable metal or composition of metals, 2 1/4 inches
in diameter.
(b) The device on one side is a view of the seashore, with a ship
bearing the flag of the United States riding at anchor near a wharf,
receiving on board hogsheads of tobacco and bales of cotton,
emblematic of the exports of this state; at a small distance a boat,
landing from the interior of the state, with hogsheads, etc., on
board, representing the state's internal traffic; in the back part
of the same side a man in the act of plowing; and at a small
distance a flock of sheep in different postures, shaded by a
flourishing tree. The motto inscribed thereon is "Agriculture and
Commerce, 1776."
(c) The device on the other side is three pillars supporting an
arch, with the word "Constitution" engraved within the same,
emblematic of the Constitution, supported by the three departments
of government, namely the legislative, judicial, and executive. The
first pillar has engraved upon a scroll "Wisdom," the second,
"Justice," the third, "Moderation"; between the second and third
pillars a man stands with a drawn sword, representing the aid of the
military in the defense of the Constitution, and the motto is "State
of Georgia, 1776."