Seal of Colorado

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The Seal of the State of Colorado is an adaptation of the territorial seal adopted by the First Territorial Assembly on 6 November 1861. The only changes made to the design of the territorial seal become substitutions of the words, "Country Colorado Section "and the number" 1876 "for the corresponding inscription on the territorial stamp. The first General Assembly of the State of Colorado approved the adoption of the state seal on March 15, 1877. The Secretary of State of Colorado itself was authorized to affix the Colorado Great Seal to any document.

According to the law, the seal of the state is two and a half inches in diameter with the following device written on it: At the top is the Eye of Providence or the "All Seeing Eye" in the triangle, from which a golden ray emanates on both sides.. Under the eyes was a Roman fasces, a bundle of birch or elm with a battle ax tied with red, white and blue ribbons in words, Union and Constitution . Bundle rods tied together symbolize the strength that is lacking in a single rod. The ax symbolizes authority and leadership. Under fasces is a heraldic shield on a red sky behind three snow-covered mountains and clouds above them. The bottom of the shield has two miner tools, a hammer and a hammer, crossed in golden soil. Under the shield, on the scroll, is the motto, " Nil Sine Numine ", the Latin word meaning "Nothing without providence" or "none without Gods", and at the bottom of the number 1876, the year of Colorado come to state status.

The design for a territorial seal that serves as a model for the state seal or Great Seal of Colorado has been widely credited, but the person who is primarily responsible is Lewis Ledyard Weld, the territorial secretary, appointed by President Abraham Lincoln in July 1861. There is also evidence that the Governor Territorial William Gilpin is also at least partly responsible for the design. Both Weld and Gilpin have knowledge in art and symbolic symbolism. The design elements of both the Weld and Gilpin family coats are incorporated in the territorial seal.

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Motto

Nile sine numine is the motto of the state of Colorado. The Latin phrase seems to be an adaptation of Virgil Aeneid where in Book II, line 777 the words "... non haec sine numine devum eveniunt " are found.

The Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration says about the translation of the motto:

In repeated intervals, discussions have occurred regarding the interpretation of Latin phrases generally translated as "'Nothing without providence'". Others say it is "Nothing without God". Merriam Webster translates it as "Nothing without the will of the divine". In the early days of state mining, unregistered said it meant "nothing without a new mine". The word "numine " (ablative numine ) means divinity, god or goddess, or holy spirit. The best proof of Colorado designer's intention and the drafting of the resolution for the adoption of seals contained in the committee's report in which clear distinctions are made between " numine " and " Deo " and specifically states that the interpretive translation of the committee is "Nothing without the Deity".

The motto came when Colorado's first territorial governor, Gilpin, called on Regional Secretary L. L. Weld for a motto suitable for the state seal. According to the story, Weld said, "Yes, Governor, what would you propose?" Gilpin is said to pause for a moment to think and then answer " Nil Sine Numine ". On 6 November 1861 by a joint resolution, the First Territorial Assembly adopted a motto with a seal of territory.

Nile sine numine is the Weld family motto of Lulworth Castle in Dorset, England. This family was descended from Sir Humphrey Weld, Lord Mayor of London in 1601 and was known as an inquisitive family before the Emancipation of Catholicism in the 19th century. The Luttrell Psalter, a well-known medieval manuscript dated to the 14th century, contains inside that ties a bookplate armorial of Thomas Weld (1750-1810), one of the book's owners, and the motto on the plate tape reads " nil sinus numine ".

The motto is also used by the Colorado School of Mines and High Point University, a small liberal arts college in High Point, North Carolina, and by Virginia Intermont College, a liberal arts college in Bristol, VA.

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See also

• List of Colorado state symbols
• The Colorado flag

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References

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External links

• Colorado State Seal

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