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Chapter 4. State Seal
IC 1-2-4-1
Description
Sec. 1. The official seal for the state of Indiana shall be describedas follows:
A perfect circle, two and five eighths (2 5/8) inches in diameter,inclosed by a plain line. Another circle within the first, two and threeeighths (2 3/8) inches in diameter inclosed by a beaded line, leavinga margin of one quarter (1/4) of an inch. In the top half of this marginare the words "Seal of the State of Indiana".
At the bottom center, 1816, flanked on either side by a diamond,with two (2) dots and a leaf of the tulip tree (liriodendron tulipifera),at both ends of the diamond. The inner circle has two (2) trees in theleft background, three (3) hills in the center background with nearlya full sun setting behind and between the first and second hill fromthe left.
There are fourteen (14) rays from the sun, starting with two (2)short ones on the left, the third being longer and then alternating,short and long. There are two (2) sycamore trees on the right, thelarger one being nearer the center and having a notch cut nearly halfway through, from the left side, a short distance above the ground.The woodsman is wearing a hat and holding his ax nearlyperpendicular on his right. The ax blade is turned away from him andis even with his hat.
The buffalo is in the foreground, facing to the left of front. His tailis up, front feet on the ground with back feet in the air_as he jumpsover a log.
The ground has shoots of blue grass, in the area of the buffalo andwoodsman.
(Formerly: Acts 1963, c.207, s.1.)
