Under God the People Rule. Words and music by Deecort Hammitt. The state flag, adopted in 1992, bears the state seal.
Golden rays encircling the seal represent the blazing sun.
On the seal, which was adopted in 1889, a farmer plowing and a field of corn symbolize agriculture. Cattle feeding on the plain stand for ranching and dairying, and a smelting furnace represents South Dakota's mining industry. A riverboat, symbolizing transportation and commerce, steams along on the Missouri River.