Maine § 1 §201 State seal

Maine Statutes

§ 1 §201 — State seal

Maine § 1 §201

Title 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 9SEAL, MOTTO, EMBLEMS AND FLAGS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 1, § 1 §201 (2026).

Text

The seal of the State is a shield, argent, charged with a pine tree (Pinus strobus) with a moose deer (Alces alces), at the foot of it, recumbent; supporters: on dexter side, a farmer, resting on a scythe; on sinister side, a sailor, resting on an anchor.
In the foreground, representing sea and land, and under the shield, is the name of the State in large Roman capitals, to wit:MAINE.
The whole is surrounded by a crest, the North Star. The motto, in small Roman capitals, is in a label interposed between the shield and crest, viz.:--DIRIGO.

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The seal of the State is a shield, argent, charged with a pine tree (Pinus strobus) with a moose deer (Alces alces), at the foot of it, recumbent; supporters: on dexter side, a farmer, resting on a scythe; on sinister side, a sailor, resting on an anchor.
In the foreground, representing sea and land, and under the shield, is the name of the State in large Roman capitals, to wit:MAINE.
The whole is surrounded by a crest, the North Star. The motto, in small Roman capitals, is in a label interposed between the shield and crest, viz.:--DIRIGO.