Official Great Seal of Michigan | State Symbol & Historical Meaning #177296 (License: Personal Use)

The seal displays two elk flanking a central shield showing a man on a peninsula at sunrise, representing hope and new beginnings; above, an American bald eagle holds an olive branch and arrows, signifying peace and readiness for defense. Encircling the design are the inscriptions “The Great Seal of the State of Michigan,” “E Pluribus Unum,” and the Latin phrase “Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam, Circumspice” (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you), along with the founding year A.D. MDCCCXXXV.

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