It was adopted by the Wyoming state legislature in 1893 and revised in 1921.
The capital city of Wyoming is Cheyenne. The Wyoming state motto is "Equal Rights" and was adopted in 1955 after being on the Wyoming State Seal since 1921.
Wyoming
It is a symbol of the American bison. The Wyoming state seal is superimposed in the middle of the American bison.
Wyoming's statehood name is 'Wyoming'. It was named after the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. The name, Wyoming, was chosen when Representative J. M. Ashley of Ohio introduced a bill to Congress to provide a "temporary government for the territory of Wyoming".
Wyoming's state motto, "Equal Rights", is found on Wyoming's State Seal.The Great Seal of Wyoming also shows two dates, 1869 and 1890, a woman in the center holding a banner with the motto, "Equal Rights," two male figures, a five-pointed star with the number "44", pillars with lamps on top from which burn the Light of Knowledge, and Scrolls encircling the two pillars bear the words "Oil," "Mines," "Livestock" and "Grain."
The Wyoming state flag is the silhouette of an American Bison facing left on a field of blue. In the center of the bison is the state seal. There is a thin white border around the field of blue which is surrounded by a thicker red border.
7600 sets of 13 buckles commemorating the American Cowboy
The motto "Equal Rights" was originally part of the state of Wyoming's seal. The motto was adopted by the state in 1955 and is in reference to the fact that women were allowed to vote in the state in 1869. This is important because women were not allowed to vote nationally until 1920.
The Wyoming state flag is the silhouette of an American Bison facing left on a field of blue. In the center of the bison is the state seal. There is a thin white border around the field of blue which is surrounded by a thicker red border.
The silhouette American Bison, also known as Buffalo, is in the center of Wyoming's state flag. According to the flag's designer, Verna Keays Keyes, the seal on the bison represents the truly western custom of branding. The bison was once "Monarch of the Plains."
Western MeadowlarkThe official state bird for Wyoming is the Western Meadowlark, adopted in 1927.