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English: The state seal of Virginia. Sic semper tyrannis is Latin for Thus always to tyrants. The current design was originally sculpted for the Commonwealth of Virginia by Charles Keck in 1931, in turn based off the 1776 description authored by George Wythe and George Mason. Colors were assigned in 1949 by members of the Art Commission of Virginia.

Српски / srpski: Застава америчке савезне државе Вирџиније.

Date

May 1776, December 1931, 16 March 1949, 2 May 2023

Source

Code of Virginia, Article 1. Symbols of Sovereignty.

The great seal of the Commonwealth shall consist of two metallic discs, two and one-fourth inches in diameter, with an ornamental border one fourth of an inch wide, with such words and figures engraved as follows: On the obverse, Virtus, the genius of the Commonwealth, dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear in her right hand, point downward, touching the earth; and holding in her left hand, a sheathed sword, or parazonium, pointing upward; her head erect and face upturned; her left foot on the form of Tyranny represented by the prostrate body of a man, with his head to her left, his fallen crown nearby, a broken chain in his left hand, and a scourge in his right. Above the group and within the border conforming therewith, shall be the word "Virginia," and, in the space below, on a curved line, shall be the motto, "Sic Semper Tyrannis."

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LadyofHats with additional editing by 痛 and Patrickneil

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:48, 18 January 2025	512 × 512 (394 KB)	Patrickneil	missed one bit
	20:38, 17 January 2025	512 × 512 (393 KB)	Patrickneil	Implementing Pantone colors from a 2006 PDF via Secretary of the Commonwealth
	02:55, 5 January 2025	512 × 512 (393 KB)	Patrickneil	yet more cleanup on leaves
	18:56, 4 January 2025	512 × 512 (397 KB)	Patrickneil	fix several berries
	18:32, 4 January 2025	512 × 512 (397 KB)	Patrickneil	cleaning up anchor points to reduce size
	23:28, 19 December 2024	512 × 512 (416 KB)	Patrickneil	working on the folds in her toga
	20:39, 11 December 2024	512 × 512 (504 KB)	Patrickneil	turning the Amazon's head slightly to her right
	19:02, 30 May 2024	512 × 512 (544 KB)	Patrickneil	additional cleanup of anchor points
	17:26, 30 May 2024	512 × 512 (550 KB)	Patrickneil	upper serifs on the M
	11:47, 23 April 2024	512 × 512 (554 KB)	Patrickneil	updates include the toga, the feet, the text, the hair, as well as cleanup to reduce unneeded anchor points