It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to procure the official seal of this state as described in this section.
The center of the seal shall have an eagle displayed proper, holding an olive branch in his dexter talon and a bundle of three (3) arrows in his sinister talon. The shield on the breast of the eagle shall have eleven (11) vertical stripes of alternating white and red, supporting a chief of blue with eleven (11) white five-pointed stars in two (2) rows with five (5) stars in each row and one (1) star centered over the third column.
The margins dexter and sinister of the center point of the shield shall each have one (1) white five-pointed star. The margin over the eagle shall have the inscription "THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI." The margin under the eagle shall have the inscription "IN GOD WE TRUST."
The official seal need not be printed or otherwise displayed in color.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 3 - State sovereignty, jurisdiction and holidays
Chapter 3 - State Boundaries, Holidays, and State Emblems
§ 3-3-1. Limits and boundaries of the territorial waters of the State of Mississippi
§ 3-3-3. How state divided into counties
§ 3-3-5. How far counties on Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico extend
§ 3-3-8. Designation of first week in May as Hernando de Soto Week
§ 3-3-15. Display of state flag
§ 3-3-16. Design of state flag
§ 3-3-35. "Retired Teachers Day" designated
§ 3-3-37. State Grand Opera House
§ 3-3-42. The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi
§ 3-3-42.1. Replacement of older version of state seal
§ 3-3-47. State Automobile Museum
§ 3-3-48. State wildlife heritage museum
§ 3-3-49. State Historical Industrial Museum
§ 3-3-51. "Nurses Month" designated
§ 3-3-53. "Mississippi Health Awareness Day" designated
§ 3-3-55. "Katrina Day of Remembrance" designated
§ 3-3-57. State military history museum