Seal of West Virginia

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The Seal of the State of West Virginia. This seal depicts two men representing agriculture and industry standing on the sides of a boulder inscribed with the date West Virginia became a state, June 20, 1863. The state motto is below reading 'Montani Semper Liberi' meaning "Mountaineers Always Free."

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agriculture, America, boulder, industry, Montani semper liberi, mountain state, Rock, State Seal, Two men, United States, US state, West Virginia seal

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Source:

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)