| ARIZONA'S 50TH BIRTHDAY AS A STATE AND ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY AS A TERRITORY, IS RECOGNIZED BY THIS OFFICIAL SEAL. THE STATE'S BIRD, THE CACTUS WREN, SITE ATOP THE SEAL AND THE SAGUARO, STATE FLOWER, IS SHOWN BOTH IN CLOSE-UP AND AS IT GROWS ON THE DESERT. THE MONTAGE-LIKE FACE OF THE SEAL DEPICTS THE HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS, TALL PINES AND LIFE-GIVING WATER. THE 14 STARS REPRESENTS THE COUNTIES WHICH ADD UP TO AMAZING ARIZONA. |
