Seal of North Carolina

The Great Seal of North Carolina
Versions
Variant seal of North Carolina
Armiger	State of North Carolina
Adopted	April 8, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-08) (modifications made in 1983 (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.