State of georgia coat of arms. The second quarterly first and fourth gules a triple towered castle or masoned sable and ajoure the first viz azure second and third argent a lion rampant the third viz gules. The main figure of the state emblem of georgia is saint george that is symbolically expressed as a red right angled cross against a white background in heraldry a purple red right angled cross on a silver field in armory and vexillology as well as in sacral and secular symbolism. There have been variants of this coat of arms over time but the arch with three columns the ribbon with the words wisdom justice moderation and the soldier placed in one part of the coat of arms or another have been constant.
Georgias coat of arms appears on the state seal and state flag. The three pillars are symbols of the legislative judicial and executive branches of government. The obverse main face of the state seal of georgia features the states coat of arms which also appears on georgias state flag.
List of official state coat of arms armorial bearings. The first of them is an independent georgian republic which lasted only three years from 1918 to 1921. State arms adoption blazon article alabama.
The man standing with drawn sword defends the constitution and its principles of wisdom justice and moderation georgia. Coat of arms of the state of alabama adopted march 14 1939 statehood 14 december 1819 arms 29 december 1868. George with the.
All state coats of arms. As a result of the interesting and active contest and after the vigorous passions on november 1 2004 the parliament of georgia adopted the above mentioned law thus officially ratified the large and the small state coats of arms of the following achievement blazoning. The georgia state coat of arms was officially adopted in 1799.
Its author was an academician a well known georgian artist eugene. The state coat of arms of georgia is a heraldic shield on its purpure field is depicted a silver rider on a silver horse and with a silver spear ending with a golden cross saint george with a golden halo striking a silver dragon. Coat of arms.
Quarterly the first azure three fleurs de lis or. The three pillars are symbols of the legislative judicial and executive branches of government. Its coat of arms was also filled with ancient national symbols although created anew.
Photos facts and history. The large state coat of arms the argent rider st. A border surrounds the coat of arms and the motto state of georgia 1776 is inscribed outside the arms.
The reverse back of the seal contains an image of georgias coast with a ship bearing the american flag arriving to take aboard tobacco and cotton symbolizing georgias export trade. The shield is crowned with the iverian georgian crown.