Delaware State Seal Patch

  • Delaware State Seal Patch
  • Delaware State Seal Patch

Description

The Delaware State Seal was adopted in January 1777. It consists of a ship signifying the shipbuilding industry and coastal commerce, a farmer stands for the central role of farming to the state, a militiaman representing the crucial role of the citizen-soldier in maintaining American liberties, wheat sheaf stands for its vitality in the State's agriculture, corn symbolizes the agricultural basis of the State's economy, the water symbolizes the Delaware River the main gateway of commerce and transportation, the Ox stands for the importance of animal husbandry, and the motto, "Liberty and Independence".

View AllClose