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Seal

Object Name:
Seal
Object ID:
1995.614.41
Date:
1848-1870
Description:
Die for New Hampshire State Seal, brass. Impressed lettering around circumference (in reverse): "SIGILLUM REIPUBLICAE NEO HANTONIENSIS / 1784". Center depicts ship on stocks with rising sun in background, surrounded by laurel wreath. Foreground includes timbers and barrels.
Material:
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
D-0.45 Dia-2 inches
Provenance:
This version of the state seal was designed in 1848. It was used until c. 1870.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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