Alabama § 1-2-1 - Official Coat of Arms - General Description.
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§ 1-2-1. Official Coat of Arms - General Description.
Alabama shall have an official coat of arms which shall be as follows: a shield upon which is carried the flags of four of the five nations which have at various times held sovereignty over a part or the whole of what is now the State of Alabama: Spain, France, Great Britain and the Confederacy. The union binding these flags shall be the shield of the United States. The shield upon which the flags and shield of the United States are placed shall be supported on either side by an eagle. The crest of the coat of arms shall be a ship representing the “Badine” which brought the French colonists who established the first permanent white settlements in the state. Beneath the shield there shall be a scroll containing the sentence in Latin: “Audemus jura nostra defendere,” the English interpretation of which is “We Dare Maintain Our Rights.” The word “Alabama” shall appear beneath the state motto.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-2-1 ("Official Coat of Arms - General Description.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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