The Great Seal of North Carolina is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the

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. The Great Seal was modified to its present form in 1983.

Design

According to an act passed by the

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on April 8, 1971, and amended in 1983: "The background on the seal shall contain a depiction of mountains running from the left to the right to the middle of the seal. A side view of a three-masted ship shall be located on the ocean and to the right of Plenty. The date "May 20, 1775" shall appear within the seal and across the top of the seal and the words "esse quam videri" shall appear at the bottom around the perimeter. No other words, figures or other embellishments shall appear on the seal

History

In 1971, the seal was officially adopted after the state's chief deputy attorney general discovered that there was more than one version in use. In 1983, state senator Julian R. Allsbrook proposed a revision to the seal to add to the seal the date April 12, 1776, the date of the

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; this revision was approved by the state legislature. These two dates are also on the

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Seals of North Carolina

The seal of the region changed over time. Image:Seal of North Carolina (1971-1984).svg, from 1971 Image:Seal of North Carolina.svg, after 1983

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Seals of North Carolina

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