Home page

HOME
INTRO
SYMBOLS
ALMANAC
ECONOMY
GEOGRAPHY
STATE MAPS
PEOPLE
FORUM
NEWS
COOL SCHOOLS
STATE QUIZ
STATE LINKS
BOOK STORE
MARKETPLACE
NETSTATE.STORE
NETSTATE.MALL
GUESTBOOK
CONTACT US

Wyoming state flagWyoming

Bookmark and Share
Double click on word for definition.

Wyoming State Seal

Great Seal of the State of Wyoming   Adopted: 1893
Wyoming state seal
Wyoming State Seal: Great Seal of the State of Wyoming

Wyoming gained statehood in 1890, but it wasn't until the second Legislative session, in 1893, three years later, that the design of the official state seal was approved.

The most prominent feature of Wyoming's seal is the central figure of a woman standing before a banner which reads "Equal Rights". Wyoming bears the honorable distinction of being at the forefront of states advocating equal rights for men and women, well before the turn of the century.

On either side of the female figure are two pillars, each with scrolls that proclaim Wyoming's major economic strengths: oil, mines, livestock, and grain. On each pillar are burning lamps, symbolizing the "Light of Knowledge."

In the foreground, a striped shield and star, topped by an eagle, represent Wyoming's sovereignty and dedication to the Union. The number 44, within the star, identifies Wyoming as the 44th state to enter the Union.

On either side of the shield are the dates1869 and 1890, which represent, respectively, the date that Wyoming organized as a Territory, and the date that Wyoming gained statehood.

Flanking the pillars are figures representing the livestock and mining industries.

Chapter 49 of the Sixteenth Wyoming Legislature, meeting in 1921, increased the dimension of the seal from a diameter of 1 1/4" to a diameter of 1 1/2".


Sources...

"§ 8-3-101. Great seal of the state of Wyoming." Wyoming Statutes Annotated. LexisNexis®, 2015. Web. 27 May 2015.

"§ 9-1-301. Custodian of state seal." Wyoming Statutes Annotated. LexisNexis®, 2015. Web. 27 May 2015.

"§ 9-1-303. Powers and duties; affixing seal to and countersigning commissions and documents; certified copies of acts; file of commissions and appointments." Wyoming Statutes Annotated. LexisNexis®, 2015. Web. 27 May 2015.

"Article 4, Section 15. Great seal of state." Wyoming Constitution. The State of Wyoming, 2015. Web. 27 May 2015.

"Chapter 3." Session Laws of the State of Wyoming Passed By the Second State Legislature. Laramie: THe Republican Book and Job Print, 1893. 21. Web.

"Chapter 49." Session Laws of the State of Wyoming Passed By the Sixteenth State Legislature. Laramie: Laramie Printing, 1921. 38-39. Web.

Shankle, George Earlie. State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols. Irvine, Calif.: Reprint Services Corp, Revised edition, 1971.

Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.


Additional Information

Great Seal: Office of the Wyoming Secretary of State.

State seals: Complete list of official state seals from NETSTATE.COM.

More symbols & emblems: Complete list of official Wyoming state symbols from NETSTATE.COM.

To Wisconsin State Seal.

To Alabama State Seal.