Great Seal of Ohio

The Great Seal of the State of Ohio features Ohio's coat of arms surrounded by the words, "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO". Ohio's coat of arms features a full sheaf of wheat, symbolizing agriculture and bounty; a cluster of seventeen arrows, symbolizing Ohio's admittance as the seventeenth of the United States of America; a representation of Mount Logan, Ross County, as viewed from the Adena Mansion; a rising sun three-quarters exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent the original thirteen states shining over the first state of the Northwest Territory; and a representation of the Scioto River and cultivated fields.

Ohio's legislature has defined Ohio's coat of arms in the Ohio Revised Code, chapter 5, section 04. The Great Seal is defined in chapter 5, section 10. The design has changed at least ten times in the state's history.cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/pages/capitol_square/rotunda.cfm?submenu=statehouse|title=Rotunda|work=The Ohio Statehouse|publisher=Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board|date=2005-12-20|accessdate=2007-08-04] The current version was adopted in 1967 and modified in 1996.cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/dist9/Seal_Logo.htm|title=The Great Seal of Ohio; The ODOT Emblem|author=Ohio Department of Transportation|date=2005-08-12|accessdate=2007-08-04] A previous design from 1847, featured in the Statehouse rotunda, includes a canal boat that has since been removed.cite web|url=http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/seals/oh_seal.htm|title=The Great Seal of Ohio|work=Netstate.com|publisher=NState Multimedia Solutions|date=2005-03-11|accessdate=2007-08-04]

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* [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/gp5.04 Section 5.04 of the Ohio Revised Code] (Lawriter) – defines the state coat of arms
* [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/gp5.10 Section 5.10 of the Ohio Revised Code] (Lawriter) – defines the state seal