Coat of arms of Connecticut
| Coat of arms of the State of Connecticut | |
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| Armiger | State of Connecticut |
| Adopted | March 24, 1931 |
| Shield | Argent, three grapevines proper |
| Motto | QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains" |
The coat of arms of Connecticut is an official emblem of the state of Connecticut, alongside the seal and state flag. The General Assembly of Connecticut adopted a design for the official arms of the state on March 24, 1931,[1] which it ordered to be drawn and filed with the Secretary of the State.
Description
[edit]The official blazon of the arms calls for: A shield of rococo design of white field, having in the center three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit. Below the shield shall be a white streamer, cleft at each end, bordered with two fine lines, and upon the streamer shall be in solid letters of medium bold Gothic the motto: "QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET" (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
While adopted in 1931, the coat of arms had appeared on the state flag since 1887.
Motto
[edit]Qui transtulit sustinet (Latin "He who transplanted sustains", or "[He (i.e.,God)] Who Bore [Us] Across [the Ocean] Sustains [Us]" or "[He] Who Transplanted Continues to Sustain") is the state motto of Connecticut depicted on a blue ribbon below the grapevines.
The motto has been re-used for the name of Connecticut’s SustiNet program to provide health care to state residents.
Grapevines
[edit]The grapevines are said to represent more specifically either early towns or the early individual colonies. Some 19th-century versions of the Connecticut Great Seal show several grapevines. The best answer today is that the grapevines should be taken to represent the three original colonies of Connecticut: (Hartford), Quinnipiac (New-Haven), and Saybrook, though it can also represent the first three settlements of the Connecticut colony proper—Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield, as New Haven and Saybrook were reluctant additions to Connecticut.
Use
[edit]Coats of arms of similar design, but of differing tinctures, are used in the state, including on that of the governor.
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Seal of the governor of Connecticut -
Seal of the lieutenant governor of Connecticut
See also
[edit]- Armorial of the United States
- Seal of Connecticut
- Flag of Connecticut
- List of Connecticut state symbols
References
[edit]- ^ "Connecticut Gov". State Government. Connecticut Secretary Of State. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
