Section VI-35

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Section VI-35: Description of seal.

  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."


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