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Description: Reverse of the Seal of Texas According to the Texas Secretary of State's office, The Daughters of the Republic of Texas proposed a design for the reverse of the state seal that was adopted by the Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Called Session. Governor Price Daniel approved this concurrent resolution on August 26, 1961. Sarah R. Farnsworth designed the art for the seal's reverse. The Seventy-Second Legislature modified the description of the reverse of the state seal as follows: RESOLVED, That the design for the reverse side of the Great Seal of Texas shall consist of a shield, the lower half of which is divided into two parts; on the shield's lower left is a depiction of the cannon of the Battle at Gonzales; on the shield's lower right is a depiction of Vince's Bridge; on the upper half of the shield is a depiction of the Alamo; the shield is circled by live oak and olive branches, and the unfurled flags of the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Spain, the United Mexican States, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America; above the shield is emblazoned the motto, "REMEMBER THE ALAMO", and beneath the shield are the words, "TEXAS ONE AND INDIVISIBLE"; over the entire shield, centered between the flags, is a white five-pointed star...
Title: Reverse of the Seal of Texas
Credit: This concurrent resolution was approved by the governor on June 14, 1991. (File:Seal of Texas (reverse).svg)
Author: Heralder  This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Seal of Texas (reverse).svg.
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