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The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania. State symbols [ edit ]
The Pennsylvania coat of arms features a shield crested by a North American bald eagle, flanked by horses, and adorned with symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths—a ship carrying state commerce to all parts of the world; a clay-red plough, a symbol of Pennsylvania's rich natural resources; and three golden sheaves of wheat, representing fertile fields and Pennsylvania's wealth of human thought ...
Pennsylvania's largest city Philadelphia. Nickname: The Keystone State Capital: Harrisburg Largest city: Philadelphia Governor: Tom Corbett Total area: 119,283 square kilometers (46,055 square miles)
Keystone symbols displayed at a military parade in 1899 (the symbols are described as being white, on a blue field, with red letters). In September 1899, a military parade in Philadelphia featured a choir of 3,200 school-children and teachers that were arranged to display three keystone symbols with the letters "GAR" on them (standing for Grand army of the Republic).
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the state seal for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.According to the state's website, the seal was authorized by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1791, and is "a symbol of authenticity which verifies that proclamations, commissions and other papers of state are legal and official."
Pages in category "Symbols of Pennsylvania" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 2017 the "Keystone Flag" was designed by Tara Stark, [17] a Pennsylvania resident. [18] The flag incorporates a keystone symbol, the de-facto state emblem of Pennsylvania, into a tricolor design using the colors on the coat of arms of Pennsylvania [19] as an intentional callback to the symbolism of the existing flag. [20] [17]
Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.