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216:"The east is represented by a rising sun, in the right-hand corner of the seal; to the left of it, commerce is represented by a river and a steamboat; in the foreground, agriculture is represented as the basis of the future prosperity of the state, by a settler’s cabin and a man plowing with a pair of horses; beyond this is a train of ox-wagons, going west; in the background is seen a herd of buffalo, retreating, pursued by two Indians, on horseback; around the top is the motto, 'Ad astra per aspera,' and beneath a cluster of thirty-four stars. The circle is surrounded by the words, "Great seal of the state of Kansas. January 29, 1861." 175: 650: 1601: 229: 40: 380: 919: 1581: 179: 1576: 710: 371: 886: 1645: 129: 700: 1670: 1640: 1650: 1635: 1630: 1665: 1660: 1655: 344: 262: 1675: 784: 743: 682: 674: 656: 291: 1586: 977: 881: 439: 364: 242: 1571: 1400: 972: 924: 914: 909: 174: 163: 1625: 1285: 1022: 934: 871: 849: 139:
Cluster of 34 stars (top of the seal) – identifying Kansas as the 34th state to be accepted into the Union of the
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The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by a joint resolution adopted by the
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The design for the Great Seal of Kansas was submitted by
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Official government emblem of the U.S. state of Kansas
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Great Seal of the State of Kansas

Armiger
Motto
Kansas
history of the U.S. state of Kansas
sun
east
commerce
agriculture
Wagon train
Indians
American Bison
United States
Ad Astra per Aspera
Latin
Flag of the State of Kansas

historical coat of arms
John James Ingalls
senator
Atchison
Kansas Legislature
Kansas portal
List of Kansas state symbols
"Interactive Kansas Seal"
the original
"Kansas Flag"
the original

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