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Vermont State Motto

"Freedom and unity"

Adopted in 1779.

Language: English

Focus: Union vs. State and Liberty and Freedom

See Vermont State Seal

Vermont's state motto was adopted as an element of its official seal. Adopted in 1779.

These state have mottos that reference the union:

Illinois: "State Sovereignty; National Union"
Kentucky: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
Louisiana: "Union, Justice, and Confidence"
Nevada: "All for Our Country"
North Dakota: "Liberty and Union Now and Forever; One and Inseparable"
Vermont: "Freedom and Unity"

Statute

Vermont Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 11.

Title 1: General Provisions
Chapter 11: FLAG
1 V.S.A. § 491. Coat of arms; crest; motto and badge

§ 491. Coat of arms; crest; motto and badge

The coat of arms, crest, motto and badge of the state shall be and are described as follows:

(1) Coat of arms. Green, a landscape occupying half of the shield; on the right and left, in the background, high mountains, blue; the sky, yellow. From near the base and reaching nearly to the top of the shield, arises a pine tree of the natural color and between three erect sheaves, yellow, placed diagonally on the right side and a red cow standing on the left side of the field.

(2) Motto and badge. On a scroll beneath the shield, the motto: Vermont; Freedom and Unity. The Vermonter's badge: two pine branches of natural color, crossed between the shield and scroll.

(3) Crest. A buck's head, of natural color, placed on a scroll, blue and yellow.

Title 1: General Provisions
Chapter 11: FLAG
1 V.S.A. § 493. State seal

§ 493. State seal

The state seal shall be the great seal of the state, a faithful reproduction, cut larger and deeper, of the original seal, designed by Ira Allen, cut by Reuben Dean of Windsor and accepted by resolution of the general assembly, dated February 20, 1779. The seal shall be kept by the secretary of civil and military affairs.

Title 1: General Provisions
Chapter 11: FLAG
1 V.S.A. § 495. State flag

§ 495. State flag

The flag of the state shall be blue with the coat of arms of the state thereon.

Mottos of the States

State motto is a word, phrase, or sentence inscribed on or attached to a coin, building, or other object. A state motto expresses an important idea for a group of people within the state.

motto ('mä-(")tO)
n.

Etymology:
Italian, from Late Latin muttum grunt, from Latin muttire to mutter
Date: 15th century

1: a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use

2: a short expression of a guiding principle