| Great Seal of the State of Iowa | |
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.jpg) Historical coat of arms (1876) | |
| Armiger | State of Iowa |
| Adopted | February 25, 1847 |
| Motto | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 (one year after Iowa became a U.S. state) and depicts a citizen soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.