Seal of Maryland - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Seal of the State of Maryland is the official government emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland. Its official service is to authenticate acts by the General Assembly of Maryland (state legislature), but it is also used for display purposes at most state buildings.
Seal, Maryland State
WEBThe Great Seal of Maryland is used by the Governor and the Secretary of State to authenticate Acts of the General Assembly and for other official purposes. The Secretary of State is the designated custodian of the Great Seal, and provides guidance on its use.
History of the Maryland Flag - Maryland Secretary of State
WEBThe Maryland flag has been described as the perfect state flag — bold colors, interesting patterns, and correct heraldry—a flag that fairly shouts "Maryland." The design of the flag comes from the shield in the coat of arms of the Calvert family, the colonial proprietors of …
Flag Day: History of the Maryland Flag - Preservation Maryland
WEBJun 14, 2017 · The design of the Maryland state flag is steeped in Maryland history. It was George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, and his family, who were the colonial proprietors of Maryland. His mother, Alicia Crossland, was an heiress to the Crossland line, meaning that Calvert was free to use her coat of arms as well.
The Maryland State Flag
WEBJun 30, 2022 · The Maryland State Flag. The design of the flag comes from the shield in the coat of arms of the Calvert family, the colonial proprietors of Maryland. George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, adopted a coat of arms that included a shield with alternating quadrants featuring the yellow-and-black colors of his paternal family and the red-and-white ...
The History of the Maryland State Flag - usflagsupply.com
WEBThe Maryland flag has been described as the perfect state flag, bold colors, interesting patterns, and correct heraldry, a flag that fairly shouts "Maryland". The design of the flag comes from the shield in the coat of arms of the Calvert family, the colonial proprietors of …
Coat of arms (crest) of Maryland - Heraldry of the World
WEBThe arms are a combination of the arms of Calvert family in the first and fourth quarter, and the Crossland family in the second and third quarter. The original arms showed two leopards as supporters, but these were replaced by a farmer and a fisherman, as the sources for the wealth of the new colony. The motto "Fatti maschii, parole femine ...
List of Maryland state symbols - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Maryland. Most of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. However, two of the more famous symbols of Maryland, the state motto and the state nicknames, were never made official by the state ...
Flag of Maryland | Colors, Meaning & History | Britannica
WEBThe Calvert coat of arms consisted of six vertical stripes, alternately yellow and black, with a diagonal stripe (from the upper hoist to lower fly) of counterchanged colours—that is, black where the diagonal crossed a yellow stripe and vice versa.
Maryland Flag and Description and Maryland Seal - WorldAtlas
WEBMaryland Flag. DESCRIPTION: The Maryland flag is the only state flag that features British heraldic banners, (the coat of arms of noble families). It was officially adopted in 1904. It displays the arms of George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore.
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