Official Seal of North Carolina | State Symbol & Historical Significance #3827421 (License: Personal Use)

The seal features two classical female figures: Liberty, holding a pole topped with a Phrygian cap and a scroll inscribed “Constitution,” and Plenty, seated beside a cornucopia overflowing with produce, holding three arrows and a sheaf of wheat. Surrounding them are the dates May 20, 1775 (Mecklenburg Declaration) and April 12, 1776 (Halifax Resolves), with the Latin motto “Esse Quam Videri” (“To Be Rather Than to Seem”) at the base.

This image is commonly used on official state government websites, educational resources about U.S. state symbols, and historical archives. Users typically seek authoritative visual representation of North Carolina’s identity, legal authority, or civic education material.