Seal of Wisconsin

Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin
Versions
Coat of Arms of Wisconsin[1]
Historical coat of arms (illustrated, 1876)
Details
Armiger	State of Wisconsin
Motto	Forward

The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin is a seal used by the secretary of state to authenticate all of the governor’s official acts, except laws. It consists of the state coat of arms, with the words "Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin" above it and 13 stars, representing the original states, below it.

• Top:
  • Forward, the state motto
  • A badger, the state animal
• Center, the state shield:
  • Top left: A plow, representing agriculture
  • Top right: A pick and shovel, representing mining
  • Bottom left: An arm-and-hammer, representing manufacturing
  • Bottom right: An anchor, representing navigation
  • Center: The U.S. coat of arms, including the motto E Pluribus Unum
  • The shield is supported by a sailor and a yeoman (usually considered a miner), representing labor on water and land^[1]
• Bottom:
  • A cornucopia, representing prosperity and abundance
  • 13 lead ingots, representing mineral wealth and the 13 original United States^[1]

The state seal emphasizes mining and shipping because at the time of Wisconsin's founding in 1848 the mining of lead and iron and shipping (via the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River) were major industries.

The Secretary of State is the keeper of Wisconsin's great seal. The seal is displayed in all courtrooms in the state, often alongside the county seal.

Government seals of Wisconsin

• 
  Executive Privy Seal of Wisconsin
• 
  Seal of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections
• 
  Seal of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
• 
  Seal of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Gallery

• 
  Decorative glass pane in Milwaukee City Hall

See also

• State of Wisconsin
• Symbols of the State of Wisconsin
• Flag of Wisconsin

References

External links

• Wisconsin State Symbols

State seals of the United States
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Regions	Apostle Islands Central Plain Central Wisconsin Chippewa Valley Door Peninsula Driftless Area Eastern Ridges and Lowlands Fox River Valley Great River Road Lake Superior Lowland Northern Highland Western Upland
Major metropolitan areas (pop. over 500,000)	Chicago metropolitan area Madison metropolitan area Milwaukee metropolitan area Twin Cities metropolitan area
Largest cities (pop. over 50,000)	Appleton Eau Claire Green Bay Janesville Kenosha La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Racine Waukesha West Allis
Smaller cities (pop. 15,000 to 50,000)	Beaver Dam Beloit Brookfield Cudahy De Pere Fitchburg Fond du Lac Franklin Greenfield Hudson Kaukauna Manitowoc Marshfield Menasha Menomonie Mequon Middleton Muskego Neenah New Berlin Oak Creek Oconomowoc Onalaska River Falls Sheboygan South Milwaukee Stevens Point Sun Prairie Superior Watertown Wausau Wauwatosa West Bend Wisconsin Rapids
Largest villages (pop. over 15,000)	Ashwaubenon Caledonia Germantown Howard Menomonee Falls Mount Pleasant Pleasant Prairie
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