Seal of Louisiana
Prior to the Civil War, the "pelican in her piety" surrounded by the motto "Justice, Union and Confidence" was commonly used as the state's seal, after the Civil War, Union supplanted Justice as the ideal to uphold and the motto was changed to "Union, Justice and Confidence" The Great Seal of the State of Louisiana was adopted as the official state seal of Louisiana in 1902. The seal consists of a heraldic charge called a "pelican in her piety," representing a brown pelican (the official state bird) wounding her breast to feed her young from her own blood. This symbol, emblematic of Christian charity, is also found on the Louisiana state flag. The Louisiana state motto of "Union, justice, confidence" surrounds the birds on the state seal. An outer ring further identifies it with the words
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Seal of Louisiana
Prior to the Civil War, the "pelican in her piety" surrounded by the motto "Justice, Union and Confidence" was commonly used as the state's seal, after the Civil War, Union supplanted Justice as the ideal to uphold and the motto was changed to "Union, Justice and Confidence" The Great Seal of the State of Louisiana was adopted as the official state seal of Louisiana in 1902. The seal consists of a heraldic charge called a "pelican in her piety," representing a brown pelican (the official state bird) wounding her breast to feed her young from her own blood. This symbol, emblematic of Christian charity, is also found on the Louisiana state flag. The Louisiana state motto of "Union, justice, confidence" surrounds the birds on the state seal. An outer ring further identifies it with the words
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Das Siegel des US-Bundesstaats ...... des Bundesstaates übernommen.
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El Gran Sello del Estado de Lu ...... s pájaros en el escudo actual.
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Le sceau de la Louisiane fut a ...... seaux.
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* 1890
* 1902
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O Selo Estadual da Luisiana fo ...... anto no selo como na bandeira.
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Pieczęć stanową Luizjany uchwa ...... t była kilkakrotnie zmieniana.
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Prior to the Civil War, the "p ...... oth the state's flag and seal.
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Большая печать штата Луизиана ...... иально утверждена в 1902 году.
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State of Louisiana
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Union, Justice, Confidence
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Great Seal of the State of Louisiana
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Das Siegel des US-Bundesstaats ...... des Bundesstaates übernommen.
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El Gran Sello del Estado de Lu ...... s pájaros en el escudo actual.
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Le sceau de la Louisiane fut a ...... seaux.
* 1876
* 1890
* 1902
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O Selo Estadual da Luisiana fo ...... do à atenção do legislador do
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Pieczęć stanową Luizjany uchwa ...... t była kilkakrotnie zmieniana.
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Prior to the Civil War, the "p ...... identifies it with the words
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Большая печать штата Луизиана ...... иально утверждена в 1902 году.
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Escudo de Luisiana
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Pieczęć stanowa Luizjany
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Sceau de la Louisiane
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Seal of Louisiana
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Selo da Luisiana
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Siegel Louisianas
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Печать Луизианы
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