Flag and seal of Illinois

Great Seal of the State of Illinois
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Armiger	State of Illinois
Adopted	1868
Motto	"State Sovereignty, National Union"

The flag and Seal of the State of Illinois are the state's official symbols. The seal is used on official state documents. The top part of the seal has the words "Seal of the State of Illinois" The date Aug. 26th 1818 (on which Illinois was declared a U.S. State) is at the bottom of the seal. A bald eagle is in the middle.^[1]

Secretary of the State Sharon Tyndale made an updated version for the seal in 1867.

1. ↑ "The Illinois State Seal". The Southern Illinois University Press. Retrieved April 5, 2022.