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The SC State Seal
Dum Spiro Spero
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So today we have an easy lesson … let’s introduce you to the SC State Seal.
THE SC STATE SEAL:
On March 26, 1776, the Provincial Congress of South Carolina set up an independent government, electing John Rutledge, President.
On April 2, 1776, the President and Privy Council were authorized by Resolution of the General Assembly “to design and cause to be made a Great Seal of South Carolina.”
The principal designers were William Henry Drayton and Arthur Middleton.
President Rutledge used the Seal (HERE & HERE) for the first time on May 22, 1777.
The current seal is made up of two elliptical areas, linked by branches of the palmetto tree.
The left oval is dominated by a tall palmetto tree with a fallen and broken oak tree at the base. This scene represents the battle fought on June 28, 1776, between defenders of the unfinished fort on Sullivan’s Island, and the British Fleet. The standing palmetto represents the victorious defenders, and the fallen oak is the British Fleet. Banded together on the palmetto with the motto Quis separabit? (“Who will separate [us]?”), are 12 spears that represent the other original 12 states of the Union. Beneath that is enscrolled another of the alternate state mottoes, “Meliorem Lapsa Locavit” (“Having Fallen, She Has Set Up a Better One”) with the date of 1776. Surrounding the image, at the top, is “South Carolina”, and below, is Animis opibusque parati (“Prepared in mind and resources”).
The right oval on the seal depicts the Roman goddess Spes (Latin for “Hope”) walking on the beach littered with weapons at dawn. The goddess grasps a branch of laurel as the sun rises behind her. Below her image is her name, Spes, and over the image is the motto Dum spiro spero, meaning “While I breathe, I hope”.
TWO (2) SC STATE MOTTOS:
South Carolina has two mottos surround the two ovals.
On the left is “Animis Opibusque Parati”, meaning Prepared in Mind and Resources.
On the right, “Dum Spiro Spero”, meaning While I Breathe I Hope.
PRIOR VERSIONS OF THE SEAL:
Old State Seal: The above clear image is not the first version of the seal. Below is a copy of one of the first seals of South Carolina as it appeared on March 28, 1785 in the nameplate of the State Gazette of South Carolina, a Charleston newspaper. The paper was published by Ann Timothy, the state’s printer.
Hope you enjoyed this little South Carolina history break.
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