Great Seal of the State of Colorado
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The Great Seal of the State of Colorado is the official emblem of Colorado’s government, featuring symbolic imagery representing the state’s authority, history, and values.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of the State of Colorado canonical | 1 |
| Seal of the State of Colorado | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
official emblem
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Colorado General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | March 15, 1877 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Territorial Seal of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderText | State of Colorado 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| componentOf | official symbols of Colorado ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| depicts |
bundle of rods with an axe (fasces)
ⓘ
clouds on the shield ⓘ crossed mining tools ⓘ eye of Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ fasces ⓘ mountains on the shield ⓘ pickaxe ⓘ scroll bearing the motto Nil sine numine ⓘ shield ⓘ sledgehammer ⓘ sun rising over mountains ⓘ triangle containing the eye of Providence ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lewis Ledyard Weld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
1876
ⓘ
State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Nil sine numine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined by Colorado state law ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation |
Nothing without providence
ⓘ
Nothing without the Deity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coat of arms of the State of Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flag of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Colorado’s history of mining
ⓘ
authority of the State of Colorado ⓘ divine guidance or providence ⓘ sovereignty of Colorado within the United States ⓘ strength and unity (fasces) ⓘ |
| use |
authentication of official state documents
ⓘ
representation of Colorado in formal and legal contexts ⓘ symbol of authority of the government of Colorado ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Colorado Secretary of State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado state agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Seal of the State of Colorado