"Nevada's first state seal had a mistake on it," wrote Gary BeDunnah in "Discovering Nevada," a school text published in 1994. "The smoke from the train and the mill blew in opposite directions." ...

Taiwan was designated as Nevada’s sister state in 1985. The seal is used by the governor and the secretary of state. Reproductions only may be used with written permission of the governor.

You may know it as the Silver State. You may even consider it “Battle Born.” But neither of those well-worn phrases — not even the one printed on the state flag — is Nevada’s official motto.

The logo incorporates five stars to represent the strategic goals of Nevada’s higher education system. The first point is represented by a graduation cap atop the state, and growth is symbolized ...