Colonial Virginia Seal - Historical Emblem of Early American Governance #3301029 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing shows the official seal of the Colony of Virginia, first authorized in 1607. At its center, the Roman goddess Virtus-representing virtue and strength-stands over a fallen tyrant, while holding a spear and a sheaf of wheat; beside her kneels a Native American figure offering a bow and arrows. Encircling the scene is the Latin motto “Sic Semper Tyrannis” (“Thus Always to Tyrants”) and “Virginiae” on a banner above, with “Sigillum” and “Coloniae” framing the design.

Used in historical articles, museum exhibits, educational resources, and government archives to illustrate early colonial governance, symbolism, and Anglo-Indigenous relations in Virginia. Matches user intent for researching U.S. colonial history, state symbols, or heraldry.