![]() The following information is excerpted from the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma, Article VI, Section 35. Article VI:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT In the
center shall be a five pointed star, with one ray directed upward. The
center of the star shall contain the central device of the seal of the
Territory of Oklahoma, including the words, "Labor Omnia Vincit." |
The upper left hand ray shall contain the
symbol of the ancient seal of the Cherokee Nation, namely: A seven
pointed star partially surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves. The ray directed upward shall contain the symbol of the
ancient seal of the Chickasaw Nation, namely: An Indian warrior
standing upright with bow and shield. The lower left hand ray shall
contain the symbol of the ancient seal of the Creek Nation, namely: A
sheaf of wheat and a plow. The upper right hand ray shall contain the
symbol of the ancient seal of the Choctaw Nation, namely: A tomahawk,
bow, and three crossed arrows. The lower right hand ray shall contain
the symbol of the ancient seal of the Seminole Nation, namely: A
village with houses and a factory beside a lake upon which an Indian is
paddling a canoe. Surrounding the central star and grouped between its
rays shall be forty-five small stars, divided into five clusters of
nine stars each, representing the forty-five states of the Union, to
which the forty-sixth is now added. In a circular band surrounding the
whole device shall be inscribed, "GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1907." |
![]() This picture of the
Oklahoma Seal depicts the Cherokee Nation seal a little clearer, the
one on the left appears to be the official seal it appears on
everything on the net pertaining to Oklahoma. |
