| The Great Seal of North Carolina | |
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.svg) Variant seal of North Carolina | |
| Armiger | State of North Carolina |
| Adopted | April 8, 1971 (modifications made in 1983) |
| Motto | Latin: Esse quam videri, lit. 'To be rather than to seem' |
The Great Seal of North Carolina is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the Government of North Carolina. The Great Seal was modified to its present form in 1983.