| Great Seal of the State of Kansas | |
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| Armiger | State of Kansas |
| Adopted | May 25, 1861 |
| Motto | Ad Astra per Aspera |
The Great Seal of the State of Kansas tells the history of the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]
The seal contains:
- Landscape with a rising sun (the east)
- River and steamboat (commerce)
- Settler's cabin and a man plowing a field (agriculture) [foreground]
- Wagon train heading west (American expansion / pioneer life)
- Indians hunting American Bison (the buffalo are fleeing from the Indians)
- Cluster of 34 stars (top of the seal) – identifying Kansas as the 34th state to be accepted into the Union of the United States.
- State motto "Ad Astra per Aspera" (Latin: "To the Stars through Difficulties")
The seal is used on the Flag of the State of Kansas.[2]
- ^ "Interactive Kansas Seal". governor.ks.gov. 2008-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Kansas Flag". www.governor.ks.gov. 2006-10-17. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22.