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Kansas state historical coat of arms (illustrated, 1876) The design for the Great Seal of Kansas was submitted by John James Ingalls, a state senator from Atchison. Ingalls also proposed the state motto, "Ad astra per aspera." [3] The Great Seal of the State of Kansas was established by a joint resolution adopted by the Kansas Legislature on ...
Cluster of 34 stars (top of the seal, representing Kansas's admission as the 34th state) State motto "Ad Astra per Aspera" - Latin : "To the Stars through Difficulties" (above the stars) The thirty-four stars clustered at the top of the seal identify Kansas as the 34th state to be accepted into the Union of the United States. [2]
Kansas: Ad astra per aspera: To the stars through difficulties Latin: 1861 [28] Kentucky: United we stand, divided we fall — English 1942 [3] Deo gratiam habeamus: Let us be grateful to God Latin: 2002 [29] Louisiana: Union, justice, confidence — English 1902 [30] Maine: Dirigo: I lead Latin: 1820 [31] Maryland: Fatti maschi, parole femine ...
Kansas state fruit: Sandhill plum: 2022 [36] ... 2023 [37] Kansas state motto: Ad astra per aspera (Latin for To the stars through difficulties) Kansas state nickname
As part of former owner Rocking M Media's bankruptcy reorganization, in which 12 stations in Kansas would be auctioned off to new owners, it was announced on October 31, 2022 that Hutchinson-based Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting was the winning bidder for KSOB, KNNS and Salina-based KVOB for $152,000. Ahead of the closure of the sale, Ad Astra ...
The Kansas governor scraps plate design that evoked criticism from all sides. Will we get sunflowers or waving wheat? ... “Ad Astra Per Aspera (which also used to appear on packs of Pall Mall ...
Ad Astra, a 22 + 2 ⁄ 12-foot (6.756 m) bronze sculpture weighing 4,420 pounds (2,000 kg), was installed atop the dome on October 10, 2002. [7] The sculpture, by Richard Bergen , [ 8 ] depicts a Kansa Native American with bow and arrow pointed at the North Star and was chosen from 27 entries to adorn the dome. [ 9 ]
English: "The east is represented by a rising sun, in the right-hand corner of the seal; to the left of it, commerce is represented by a river and a steamboat; in the foreground, agriculture is represented as the basis of the future prosperity of the state, by a settler’s cabin and a man plowing with a pair of horses; beyond this is a train of ox-wagons, going west; in the background is seen ...