The Confederate States of America’s first national flag was also known as the “Stars & Bars.”
Great Seal of the Confederacy
Grade Range: 5-12
Resource Type(s): Artifacts, Primary Sources
Date Posted:
12/23/2010
Seal with an equestrian portrait of George Washington, surrounded by a wreath composed of the principal agricultural products of the Confederacy including cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, wheat, and rice. Embossed around the edge, "The Confederate States of America: 22 February, 1862" and the motto Deo Vindice, or "God will vindicate."