Colonial Virginia Seal - Historical Emblem of the Virginia Colony #3384620 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white engraving depicts the official seal of the Virginia Colony, adopted in 1607 and revised in 1610 and 1625. It features a crowned female figure representing Virtue or Liberty holding a spear and a sheaf of wheat, standing beside a kneeling Native American offering a bow and arrows. The Latin inscription reads “Virginia in America Sigillum Provinciae” (Seal of the Province of Virginia in America), with the motto “Sic Semper Tyrannis” (“Thus Always to Tyrants”) at the base.

Used in historical articles, museum exhibits, educational resources, and government archives to illustrate early colonial governance and symbolism. Matches user intent for researching U.S. colonial history, state seals, or Virginia’s founding era.