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.
The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina is full of symbolism. Liberty, who appears on the left, is modeled after the Greek goddess Athena or the Roman goddess Minerva, both of whom represented liberty in their respective civilizations.
The design of North Carolina's state seal, officially called the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina, was standardized by the General Assembly in 1971 and modified in 1983 after many variations.
North Carolina developed four different state seals during the colonial period and there have been six state seals since North Carolina declared its independence from England. The Great Seal was standardized in 1971 and the final addition of the date for the Mecklenburg Declaration was made in …
North Carolina State Seal History: In 1971, North Carolina's General Assembly resolved to standardize the design of the state's seal. Prior to this resolution, the seal took on many different design variations.
This lesson reviews the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina. It explains the concept of a symbol using the North Carolina State Capitol as an example. It also reviews the history of the seal and the symbolism contained in the modern seal.
State Seal of North Carolina. The North Carolina General Assembly passed an act in 1971 after discovering that more than one seals exist. The Act described the Seal of the State of North Carolina and directed the Governor to procure it.