This is the Great Seal of the State of Nevada, the 36th state to join the Union. In 1861, the Territorial Legislature approved the seal’s description for the Territory of Nevada.

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.

A version of this article first appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on Oct. 14, 2007. "Nevada's first state seal had a mistake on it," wrote Gary BeDunnah in "Discovering Nevada," a school text ...

Carson City Mosaic Nevada State Seal Construction School Bob Mateas 1970s 1980s CARSON CITY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Construction crews recently made a discovery at a Carson City elementary school.

The second Nevada flag was designed by Miss Clara Crisler, a Carson City educator, club woman, and historian, in 1915. Crisler’s design was an attempt at having a state flag more representative of ...

Construction crews recently uncovered an artistic mosaic rendering of the Great Seal of the State of Nevada at Carson City School District’s Student Support Services building at 710 W. Fourth St. on ...