What does Florida's seal symbolize?

Answer 1

The Florida state seal was adopted by the 1865 legislature, which mandated that the seal be the size of the American silver dollar and display a scene in the center "of the sun's rays over a high land in the distance, a cocoa tree, a steamboat on water, and an Indian female scattering flowers in the foreground, (all) encircled by the words, "Great Seal of the State of Florida: In God We Trust. In 1970 Florida's official seal was updated. The cocoa tree was replaced by the sabal palmetto palm (the state tree of Florida), the headdress was removed from the Indian woman (headdresses were only worn by male indians), and the woman was depicted as a Florida Seminole Indian (originally she was an Indian of the western plains). The state seal is also displayed on Florida's state flag. (State Symbols USA) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated at the bottom of this answer box.

Answer 2

The seal of Florida symbolizes the state\'s early history with a Seminole woman spreading flowers on the shoreline.