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Summary

Description

West Virginia State Seal

Date

1863

Source

This SVG seal includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this flag:

Flag of West Virginia.svg.

Author

Original Author Joseph H. Diss Debar (1863)

Permission
(Reusing this file)

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Derivative works of this file: Seal of West Virginia (Reverse)..gif

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Licensing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:46, 7 June 2009	275 × 274 (248 KB)	Svgalbertian	Reduced crop area
	19:14, 21 August 2008	293 × 293 (248 KB)	Militaryace
	19:12, 21 August 2008	293 × 293 (339 KB)	Militaryace
	14:05, 15 April 2008	275 × 274 (245 KB)	Militaryace	== Summary == {{Information \|Description= West Virginia State Seal \|Source= Self \|Date= \|Author= Militaryace \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} == Licensing == {{PD-user\|Militaryace}} [[Category:West Virginia
	13:22, 15 April 2008	275 × 274 (245 KB)	Militaryace	== Summary == {{Information \|Description= West Virginia State Seal \|Source= Self \|Date= \|Author= Militaryace \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} == Licensing == {{PD-user\|Militaryace}} [[Category:West Virginia
	13:21, 15 April 2008	275 × 274 (245 KB)	Militaryace	== Summary == {{Information \|Description= West Virginia State Seal \|Source= Self \|Date= \|Author= Militaryace \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} == Licensing == {{PD-user\|Militaryace}} [[Category:West Virginia
	08:41, 15 April 2008	275 × 274 (246 KB)	Militaryace	== Summary == {{Information \|Description= West Virginia State Seal \|Source= Self \|Date= \|Author= Militaryace \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} == Licensing == {{PD-user\|Militaryace}}
	08:38, 15 April 2008	275 × 274 (253 KB)	Militaryace	== Summary == {{Information \|Description= West Virginia State Seal \|Source= \|Date= \|Author= Militaryace \|Permission= \|other_versions= }} == Licensing == {{PD-user\|Militaryace}}