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glitch83 t1_jdhw8tl wrote

From Wikipedia:

>The Pennsylvania coat of arms features a shield crested by a North American bald eagle, flanked by horses, and adorned with symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths—a ship carrying state commerce to all parts of the world; a clay-red plough, a symbol of Pennsylvania's rich natural resources; and three golden sheaves of wheat, representing fertile fields and Pennsylvania's wealth of human thought and action. An olive branch and cornstalk cross limbs beneath—symbols of peace and prosperity. The state motto, "Virtue, Liberty and Independence", appears festooned below. Atop the coat of arms is a bald eagle, representing Pennsylvania's loyalty to the United States.

I was about to hate on the boat given that we have no coastline when the coat of arms was first proposed (Erie was annexed iirc) but the symbols are much more interesting when explained like I was five.

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axeville t1_jdi1om3 wrote

The philadelphia navy yard would like a word

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enemy_of_your_enema t1_jdiv83t wrote

All of those things sound like they could apply to most states. We like commerce, have natural resources, and humans who think and do things? How unique! Let's put it on a flag.

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