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    • Arizona Seals

    • Arizona Seals

    • Winsor, Mulford

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • A memorandum of the Great Seals by which, from the date of its birth and throughout its existence as Territory and State, Arizona has authenticated its official instruments and public documents.
    • The Great Seal of Gila County Arizona, 1881

    • The Great Seal of Gila County Arizona, 1881

    • Unknown

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Although the second version of the seal was retired in 1879, a version of the original McCormick seal is still in use by Gila County. It bears a small discrepancy in the motto, “Dit Deus.”
    • Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • Walter, Rollins

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • An improvement in the seal’s artwork came in 1905 when Secretary W.F. Nichols adopted a drawing from Phoenix artist Walter Rollins. In it the deer faced left, the mountains bore more resemblance to the San Francisco peaks, the trees and cactus...
    • State Anthem

    • State Anthem

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Arizona has two state songs, the "Arizona March Song," was written in 1915 by Margaret Rowe Clifford with music by Maurice Blumenthal. Rex Allen, Jr. wrote a song titled "Arizona." It was adopted in 1982 as an alternate state song.
    • State Colors

    • State Colors

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Arizona's official state colors are blue and gold. The blue, used in the Arizona state flag, is the same shade taht is found in the United States flag.
    • State Bird

    • State Bird

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Arizona's state bird, the cactus wren, is a woody-brown with a speckled breast. A distinctive white line can be found over each eye. It is the largest wren in Arizona, measuring 7-8 inches in length. Its song is a raucous and unmusical...
    • History of the Arizona State Seal

    • History of the Arizona State Seal

    • Department of State, Secretary of State’s Office

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Document published by the Arizona Secretary of State describing the storied past of the State Seal of Arizona.
    • Great Seal of the State of Arizona, 1912

    • Great Seal of the State of Arizona, 1912

    • Motter, E.E.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • In the years since statehood, state agencies have used a host of great seals with variations in every element of the basic design, from missing clouds to redrawn mountains to typeface alteration (The cow – rarely “cattle grazing” – is...
    • Revised Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • Revised Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • McCormick, Richard

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Perhaps in response to criticism of the first iteration of the seal being too "comic,", McCormick introduced a revised version of the seal. The redesign was more elaborate and included new shadowing and a small stream at the miner’s feet. Gone...
    • State Fossil

    • State Fossil

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Petrified wood is the state fossil. Most of the petrified wood in Arizona can be found in the Petrified Forest in the northern part of the state. Petrified wood was adopted as the state fossil in 1988 - A.R.S. 41-853.
    • Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • Bruce, Charles

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Secretaries of the territory introduced several variations of the legislative seal during the more than 30 years that it was in use. In 1895 Secretary Charles Bruce added simple shading lines to the mountains, deer, and cactus (although the...
    • State Fish

    • State Fish

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The Apache Trout is the state fish. It has yellowish background color and pink lateral banding. Its spots are pronounced and usually spaced over the body. The Apache Trout has been historically found in the headwaters of the Salt, San Francisco,...
    • State Reptile

    • State Reptile

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The Arizona Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake was the last rattlesnake to be named by herpetologists. This snake is small, rarely weighing more than 3-4 ounces as an adult or growing more than 24 inches. The Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake inhabits only the...
    • State Amphibian

    • State Amphibian

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The Arizona Tree Frog is the state amphibian. It is small, usually 3/4 to 2 inches long. The tree frog is commonly green but can also be gold or bronze-colored. It sports a dark stripe that starts at the snout and runs through the eye and along...
    • State Neckwear

    • State Neckwear

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The bola tie, which originated in Arizona, is the official state neckware, adopted on August 13, 1971. The bola tie, considered "a new symbol of the West," is usually crafted by silversmiths and leather makers in many shapes, sizes, and types. The...
    • Great Seal of the State of Arizona, Color Version

    • Great Seal of the State of Arizona, Color Version

    • Arizona Department of Administration, Interagency Printing Services

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The color version of the Great Seal of the State of Arizona. Much like the black and white state seal, the colorized version has been altered over the years. Colors have been added, deleted, and manipulated with desktop publishing programs. This...
    • Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • Seal of the Territory of Arizona, 1863

    • Gosper, John

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The first known use of the legislatively approved territorial seal was by Secretary John Gosper to certify the Acts of the Tenth Territorial Legislative Assembly on March 3, 1879. Mulford Winsor, a delegate to Arizona’s Constitutional Convention...
    • State Butterfly

    • State Butterfly

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The newest of state symbols, the two-tailed swallowtail became the state butterfly in 2001. This butterfly has yellow and black wings with a wing span between three and a half up to five inches in length - A.R.S. 41-860.
    • State Tree

    • State Tree

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The palo verde, meaning "green stick," one of the beautiful trees of the desert, is the state tree. The palo verde is found is the desert and foothill regions of Arizona. When the trees bloom, in either April of May, the tree shimmers in a blaze...

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