Ohio Code § 5.04
Ohio Code § 5.04. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5.04.
The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield;
in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect;
in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling
in form the sheaf of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross
county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising sun three-quarters
exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent the thirteen original colonies shining
over the first state in the northwest territory, the exterior extremities of which
rays form a semicircle; and uniting the background and foreground, a representation
of the Scioto river and cultivated fields. The coat of arms of the state shall correspond substantially with the following design: When the coat of arms of the state is reproduced in color, the colors used shall be
substantially the same as the natural color of the terrain and objects shown.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5.04
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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