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The lion on the seal was considered appropriately symbolic and in spirit with the times. In On July 1774, when the seal was commissioned, delegates from Virginia’s counties were about to elect the colony’s delegates to the First Continental Congress. Emotions against England were high and the First Continental Congress had been called to decide what should be done to defend the rights of the colonies. | The lion on the seal was considered appropriately symbolic and in spirit with the times. In On July 1774, when the seal was commissioned, delegates from Virginia’s counties were about to elect the colony’s delegates to the First Continental Congress. Emotions against England were high and the First Continental Congress had been called to decide what should be done to defend the rights of the colonies. | ||
In 1975, the Orange County Bicentennial Commission commissioned Jean Love, of Orange, to design a conjectural rendering of the deal in color, and it was adopted, as the current seal, on March 11. The colors are from the coat of arms of The Honorable Alexander Spotswood, Esq. Her Majesty’s Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of Virginia | In 1975, the Orange County Bicentennial Commission commissioned Jean Love, of Orange, to design a conjectural rendering of the deal in color, and it was adopted, as the current seal, on March 11. The colors are from the coat of arms of The Honorable Alexander Spotswood, Esq. Her Majesty’s Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of Virginia - a principal figure in the early history of what became Orange County. | ||
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[[Literature]] : https://www.naco.org/articles/whats-seal-nov-30-2015 | [[Literature]] : https://www.naco.org/articles/whats-seal-nov-30-2015 | ||