The white-tailed deer is official state animal of Illinois. The northern cardinal is official state bird of Illinois.
The monarch butterfly is official state butterfly of Illinois. "State sovereignty, national union" is the official state motto of Illinois. Land of Lincoln is official state nickname of Illinois. Pumpkin pie is the official state pie of Illinois. "Illinois" is the title of the official state song of Illinois. The white oak is official state tree of Illinois.
It was the year the Illinois State Seal was designed. Illinois became a state in 1818.
The Secretary of State is the keeper of the great seal of the State of Illinois.
The Illinois state flag represents the Great Seal of Illinois.
The state flag of Illinois is essentially the State Seal of Illinois, which features aspects of the US presidential seal : An eagle bearing a banner in its beak and an olive branch in its talons. The Illinois seal is less structured, however, and bears a shield rather than arrows. The seal is evocative of the state-federal connection, with the motto "State Sovereignty, National Union."
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Two months after Illinois entered the Union, the new Illinois General Assembly decreed, on February 19, 1819 they decided that a state seal should be made. The state motto isn't really the state motto, more as the adopted motto because of the seal.
The current design of the flag of Illinois depicts the Great Seal of Illinois, which features an eagle perched on top of a rock, with the dates 1818 and 1868 on the rock, representing the year in which Illinois became a state, and the year in which the seal was redesigned, respectively.
The Secretary of State, who at this time is Robin Carnahan, is the keeper of the Great Seal of Missouri.
The two years listed on the flag of Illinois are 1818 and 1868. The first date is the year Illinois became a state. The second date is the date the state seal was redesigned.
The current flag depicts the Great Seal of Illinois, which was originally designed in 1819 and emulated the Great Seal of the United States. In the eagle's beak there is a banner with the state motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union." The dates on the seal, 1818 and 1868 represent the year Illinois became a state and the year in which the Great Seal was redesigned by Sharon Tyndale. Although "State Sovereignty" comes first in the motto, Illinois was victorious in the American Civil War on the Union side, fighting against state sovereignty, so Tyndale placed "State" at the bottom and "Sovereignty" upside-down.[1]
Yes, Illinois has a flag. In fact, every state in the union has a flag. In 1915 the Daughters of the American Revolution were instrumental in organizing a competition for the design of the state flag. Some of their members designed the winning flag bearing the state seal. The seal consists of an eagle standing on a rock with a red ribbon bearing the state motto in its mouth. A shield bearing the Stars and Stripes leans on the rock and a laurel wreath. For more information about the Illinois state flag, visit www.sycflags.com/Illinois -The Flagman <a href="http://www.sycflags.com">
Illinois is a state.