Regnat Populus

The Great Seal of the State of Arkansas
Versions
Historical coat of arms (illustrated, 1876)
Details
Armiger	State of Arkansas
Adopted	1864 (modified 1907)
Motto	Regnat Populus

The Arkansas State Seal was adopted in 1864 and modified to its present form on May 23, 1907. The outer ring of the seal contains the text "Great Seal of the State of Arkansas". The inner seal contains the Angel of Mercy, the Sword of Justice and the Goddess of Liberty surrounded by a bald eagle. The eagle holds in its beak a scroll inscribed with the Latin phrase "Regnat Populus", the state motto, which means "The People Rule". (The scroll read "Regnant Populi" prior to 1907.) On the shield of the seal are a steamboat, a plow, a beehive and a sheaf of wheat, symbols of Arkansas's industrial and agricultural wealth.

Seal of the Supreme Court of Arkansas

Seal of the Arkansas National Guard

Seal of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

Seal of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

Seal of Arkansas from 1864 to 1907.