54-41 North Dakota Coat of Arms
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 54-41NORTH DAKOTA COAT OF ARMS54-41-01. Designation of coat of arms. A coat of arms of the state of North Dakota isdesignated and described as follows:Device:On an Indian arrowhead point to base or a bend vert charged with three mullets<br>of the first, in base a fleur-de-lis of the second.Crest:On a wreath or and azure, a sheaf of three arrows argent armed and flighted<br>gules behind a stringed bow fessways or with grip of the second (gules).Motto:Strength from the soil.54-41-02. Significant elements of coat of arms. The colors of yellow gold and greenare indicative of the great agricultural state of North Dakota and has particular reference to<br>ripening grain and the abundant grazing areas. The Indian arrowhead forms the shield of the<br>coat of arms and symbolizes the "Sioux State". The three stars denote the trinity of government:<br>legislative, executive, and judicial. Each star in the bend is given the heraldic value of thirteen<br>which signifies the thirteen original colonies of the United States, and the cumulative numerical<br>value of the three stars indicates that North Dakota was the thirty-ninth state admitted to the<br>Union. The stars also allude to the history of the territory under three foreign flags. Three stars<br>are borne upon the coat of arms of Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition and also<br>on the coat of arms of Lord Selkirk, head of the first permanent settlement in this state. The<br>fleur-de-lis alludes to LaVerendrye, a French explorer who was the first known white man to visit<br>the territory of this state. The blue and gold wreath in the crest reflects the history of the territory<br>as part of the Louisiana purchase. The crest which shall constitute the military crest of the state<br>of North Dakota is a motif taken from the state seal and to the Sioux Indian tribes signifies mighty<br>warriors.54-41-03. Authorized use. The coat of arms of this state may be used in a mannerconsistent with the respect and dignity due a state coat of arms and its symbolic values by the<br>following persons, organizations, and agencies:1.The governor of North Dakota.2.The North Dakota national guard.3.Departments and agencies of the state of North Dakota.4.North Dakota veterans organizations.5.Officially recognized North Dakota educational institutions, systems, or divisions<br>thereof.6.Recognized North Dakota patriotic organizations.7.The legislative assembly.54-41-04. Employment as motif for color or standard - Use by governor. When thecoat of arms is employed as the motif of a pennant, color, or standard it must be superimposed<br>upon a pennant of green, as identified by cable number 65007, in the center one-third<br>horizontally, and the center two-thirds vertically. The motif must in the main be golden yellow as<br>identified by cable number 65001. The pennant must be fringed by the same golden yellow as<br>the coat of arms. The color cable numbers must be the same as are on file in the office of the<br>quartermaster general of the army, Washington, D.C.The proportion of the pennant, color, or standard must be as 1 width hoist is to 1.9 fly.When used by the governor the coat of arms upon any pennant, standard, or placard must have<br>a white star embroidered or emblazoned on each of the four corners of the pennant, standard, or<br>placard.Page No. 154-41-05. Unauthorized use - Penalty. A person may not place or cause to be placedupon the coat of arms of this state any advertisement of any nature; or expose such coat of arms<br>to public view when any advertisement has been attached thereto; or expose to public view for<br>sale or any other purpose or have in that person's possession for sale, gift, or other purpose, any<br>article of merchandise or receptacle for carrying merchandise upon which the coat of arms of this<br>state has been produced or attached for the purpose of advertising or calling attention to such<br>article. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of an infraction.Page No. 2Document Outlinechapter 54-41 north dakota coat of arms]]>