Great Seal of Missouri

The Great Seal of Missouri
The Great Seal of Missouri
Armiger	State of Missouri
Adopted	January 22, 1822 (modifications made in 1907)
Motto	Latin: Salus populi suprema lex esto, lit. 'The welfare of the people is the supreme law'
Use	in the General Assembly; on official buildings; on the State flag; in the header of the official documents (including letters and commissions)

The Great Seal of Missouri is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the Government of Missouri. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself, which is kept by the secretary of state, and more generally for the design impressed upon it. The Great Seal was designed by Robert Wells of Jefferson City.^{[citation needed]}