Massachusetts State Seal - Official Symbol of the Commonwealth #167511 (License: Personal Use)

The Massachusetts state seal displays a blue shield with a Native American man holding a bow in one hand and an arrow pointing downward in the other-symbolizing peace. Above him is a white five-pointed star representing Massachusetts as a U.S. state, and a golden arm holding a sword rises from the top, signifying defense of liberty. Encircling the shield is a blue ribbon with the Latin motto “Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem” (“By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace Only Under Liberty”), and the outer ring reads “Sigillum Reipublicae Massachusettensis” (Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts).

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