File:Seal of Massachusetts.svg

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DescriptionSeal of Massachusetts.svg	English: Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Date	Basic design adopted by Governor John Hancock and the Council on December 13, 1780 ^[1], present design adopted in 1901, rendered by E.H. Garrett
Source	Typeface and layout derived from 950 CMR 34.00: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Flags, Arms, and Seal Specifications, Coat of arms rendered from original artwork by E. H. Garrett, published in- (1901). "The Coat of Arms and Great Seal of Massachusetts". The New England Magazine XXIII (6): 623-635. Boston: Warren F. Kellogg. This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape . This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Flag of Massachusetts.svg.
Author	Adaptation by User:Sagredo / E.H. Garrett
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References

↑ http://www.mass.gov/Aosc/docs/reports_audits/CAFR/2007/page_188.pdf

Original upload log

date/time	username	size	edit summary
00:30, 21 April 2009	User:Svgalbertian	353 KB	Made chain ring more visible.
00:16, 21 April 2009	User:Svgalbertian	355 KB	Fixed crop issue.
00:14, 21 April 2009	User:Svgalbertian	355 KB	Corrections, clean-up.
00:58, 3 March 2008	User:Sagredo	446 KB	{{Information \|Description=Seal of the State of Massachusetts \|Source= derived from http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm \|Date=March 2008 \|Author=Sagredo \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} == Licensing == {{self\|GFDL\|cc-by-3.0}}
00:38, 3 March 2008	User:Sagredo	446 KB	{{Information \|Description=Seal of the State of Massachusetts \|Source= derived from http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm \|Date=March 2008 \|Author=Sagredo \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} == Licensing == {{self\|GFDL\|cc-by-3.0}}
00:34, 3 March 2008	User:Sagredo	446 KB	{{Information \|Description=Seal of the State of Massachusetts \|Source= derived from http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm \|Date=March 2008 \|Author=Sagredo \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:08, 1 June 2017	448 × 448 (450 KB)	Simtropolitan	Further adjustment to letters, fixed some width, spacing issues
	22:57, 24 May 2017	448 × 448 (450 KB)	Simtropolitan	Sharpened and spaced lettering
	17:23, 24 May 2017	478 × 478 (400 KB)	Simtropolitan	Replaced typeface based on the official regulations by Massachusetts Law, updated floral embellishment at top to better reflect original shape, removed chain links (besides sites, state and private, that have used the previous version given on Wikipedi...
	17:55, 10 October 2011	478 × 478 (473 KB)	Simtropolitan	Thickened sword and fixed belt
	23:22, 9 October 2011	478 × 478 (472 KB)	Simtropolitan	Re-rendered Native American/American Indian to match the specifications of the original coat of arms by E. H. Garrett adopted by the State Legislature in 1900. Replaced typeface with correctly-spaced serif, sword is based on the Myles Standish blade. Spac
	22:39, 25 July 2011	478 × 478 (385 KB)	Fry1989	letters in motto, grr
	22:09, 25 July 2011	478 × 478 (385 KB)	Fry1989	blue
	21:54, 25 July 2011	478 × 478 (383 KB)	Fry1989	shield
	23:08, 18 May 2009	478 × 478 (375 KB)	Svgalbertian	Fixed flourish at top.
	22:38, 17 May 2009	478 × 478 (372 KB)	Svgalbertian	Fixed transparent Indian.