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Seal & Description History 1880 1881 1884 1891 1924 1929 1941 1951 Meaning of the Star in the City Seal |
City of Portland - The City Seal
Official DescriptionThe official seal of the City shall be 1-3/4 inches in diameter and is described left to right as follows: Three-masted ship, sails partially unfurled; auxiliary steam stack with smoke extending to the left; river extends from the left side of the seal slightly beyond the lower center; central figure of a woman straight front with face profile looking out on river; right hand holding three (separate) pronged spear: left hand pointing towards fir forest with Mt. Hood in background: six-pointed star over head of figure: cog wheel and sledge hammer at lower right; sheaf of grain at the right of figure. On the outer rim shall be the words: "City of Portland, Oregon," and the figures "1851." The seal was first officially adopted on June 5, 1878. A modern version of the original seal was standardized and made official on September 17, 1964. The female figure in the center of the seal represents Commerce, while the sheaf of grain, cogwheel, and sledgehammer symbolize the origins of the city, its culture, agrarian base, and industry. Raymond Kaskey's 1985 sculpture, Portlandia, was based on the figure of Lady Commerce from the Portland City Seal. top HistoryVersions of the City Seal used by offices during the years between original adoption in 1878 and standardization in 1964. From documents in the City of Portland Archives, located at the Stanley Parr Archives and Records Center.
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