Coat of Arms of Connecticut
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The Coat of Arms of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

is an official emblem of the State, alongside the Seal
Seal of Connecticut
The Great Seal of the State of Connecticut has been the coat of arms of the U.S. state of Connecticut since May of 1784. It depicts three grapevines and a ribbon below with the Latin motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet , with SIGILLUM REIPUBLICÆ CONNECTICUTENSIS in the border.-History:The first...

 and State Flag
Flag of Connecticut
The flag of the state of Connecticut consists of a white baroque shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue. The banner below the shield reads "Qui Transtulit Sustinet", , the state's motto...

. The General Assembly of Connecticut adopted a design for the official Arms of the State On March 24, 1931 , which it ordered to be drawn and filed with the Secretary of the State.

Description

The official description of the Arms calls for: A shield of rococo design of white field, having in the center three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit. Below the shield shall be a white streamer, cleft at each end, bordered with two fine lines, and upon the streamer shall be in solid letters of medium bold Gothic the motto: "QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET" (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)

While adopted in 1931, the coat of arms had appeared on the State flag since 1887.

Motto

Qui transtulit sustinet (Latin "He who transplanted sustains", also "He Who Transplanted Still Sustains" or "[He] Who Transplanted Continues to Sustain") is the state motto of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 depicted on a blue ribbon below the grapevines.

The motto has been re-used for the name of Connecticut's SustiNet
SustiNet
SustiNet is a Connecticut health care plan passed into law in July, 2009. Its goal is to provide affordable health care coverage to 98% of Connecticut residents by 2014.-Provisions of the legislation:...

 program to provide health care to state residents.

Grapevines

The grapevines are said to represent more specifically either early towns or the early individual colonies. Some 19th century versions of the Connecticut Great Seal show several grapevines. The best answer today is that the grapevines should be taken to represent the three original colonies of Connecticut: (Hartford), Quinnipiac (New-Haven), and Saybrook, though it can also represent the first three settlements of the Connecticut colony proper- Windsor
Windsor, Connecticut
Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, and was the first English settlement in the state. It lies on the northern border of Connecticut's capital, Hartford. The population was estimated at 28,778 in 2005....

, Hartford, and Wethersfield
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Wethersfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Many records from colonial times spell the name Weathersfield, while Native Americans called it Pyquag...

, as New Haven and Saybrook were reluctant additions to Connecticut.

See also

  • Coat of Arms of the U.S. States
    Coat of Arms of the U.S. States
    The coats of arms of the U.S. states are coats of arms, adopted by those states that have chosen, that are an official symbol of the state, alongside their seal. Eighteen states have officially adopted coats of arms...

  • Seal of Connecticut
    Seal of Connecticut
    The Great Seal of the State of Connecticut has been the coat of arms of the U.S. state of Connecticut since May of 1784. It depicts three grapevines and a ribbon below with the Latin motto: Qui Transtulit Sustinet , with SIGILLUM REIPUBLICÆ CONNECTICUTENSIS in the border.-History:The first...

  • Flag of Connecticut
    Flag of Connecticut
    The flag of the state of Connecticut consists of a white baroque shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue. The banner below the shield reads "Qui Transtulit Sustinet", , the state's motto...

  • List of Connecticut state symbols

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