Talk:Seal of Ohio

message: I believe this is the answer to the debate above, http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/ProfileOhio/SymbolsofOhio/seal.aspx. --Svgalbertian (talk) 18:08, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: To be completely sure, here's the one online copy of the law that includes the "following design" that the seal is supposed to conform to. It's on a personal site, but it's consistent with the Ohio House's online copy of HB 99, one of a few unsuccessful attempts to add a biplane to the seal. Plus, the version on the left has the correct number of arrows: 17, not 12 as on the right. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 03:42, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The image on the left, however does not have the correct number of sun-beams. As per ORC §5.04 it should have 13. For this reason, I referenced it as the 1967 version in the article.--Svgalbertian (talk) 01:46, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

text: The Secretary of State's website, along with this student activity booklet, both claim that the 1996 seal has the words "STATE OF OHIO" with seven stars. But a comparison between the current ORC and 125 HB 99 shows a seal identical to :File:Ohio state seal.png, with "the words 'THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO' in news gothic capitals" (ORC §5.10). Any idea why the discrepancy? – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 22:55, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Not sure why, I have noticed other seals flip flop like this. I imagine the difference is 'STATE OF OHIO' is likely for when it is just being used as a symbol to represent the state, and 'THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO' is for official uses when it carries the full weight of the law. Officialy it is 'THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO' (ORC §5.10).--Svgalbertian (talk) 01:46, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Artist's version vs. Official

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message: the text says:
a representation of Mount Logan, Ross County, as viewed from the Adena Mansion;
While true, it is an anachronism, as Adena Mansion did not exist in 1803. 
Needs more clear wording.
perhaps "as viewed from where Adena Mansion would later sit;"
And what's with the semicolons? Commas are a perfectly acceptable punctuation.
Roseohioresident (talk) 19:56, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The current seal is often said to be a view from the Adena property – not necessarily the mansion, I suppose. In any case, the original seal was adopted in 1803, when Chillicothe was still the capital of Ohio. So it depicts a scene from the Chillicothe area, generally speaking. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 04:12, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

text: states specifically that the view was from "Thomas Worthington's home, Belle View, later Adena". – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs) 11:06, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  As viewed From 

message: This blog post by the State Auditor talks identifies Carl Weisgerber, a Cincinnati commercial artist, as the person who painted the Seal of the Auditor, which includes the same colorful coat of arms as the Artist's Version. Not sure if they also painted the Artist's Version itself. – Minh Nguyễn 💬 22:43, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of the Artist's Version