On Dec. 12, 2023, the State Emblems Redesign Commission voted to adopt design modifications to the official Great Seal of the State of Minnesota.

The current state seal of Minnesota was adopted in 1983, though it has its roots before statehood in 1858. It depicts a white settler plowing the land as a Native American horseman rides in the ...

The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota was initially adopted in 1858 following Minnesota's statehood and is an adaptation of the Minnesota territorial seal.

By next May the state flag will be lowered for the last time and replaced by a new banner designed by a 13-member commission created to approve both a new flag and a new “Great Seal of the State ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota leaders tasked residents with helping reimagine the state's flag and seal, and they received ideas in abundance — 2,123 flag designs and 398 seal submissions, all tolled.

In a nod to Minnesota’s Civil War regimental flags, the white field contained the Great Seal of Minnesota. The seal depicts a white farmer plowing a field while looking over his shoulder at a ...

With Minnesota poised to officially adopt a new state flag and seal, some counties are passing resolutions opposing the new symbols and Republicans have pushed to make the change into a bigger ...

In May 2023, the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill to redesign both the flag and the state seal. But there have been calls to change the flag dating back to the 1960s, CNN previously reported.