GREAT SEAL OF MARYLAND

(OBVERSE)

[Obverse of the Great Seal of Maryland]

The obverse of the Seal shows Lord Baltimore as a knight in full armor mounted on a charger. The inscription translated is "Cecilius, Absoulute Lord of Maryland and Avalon, Baron of Baltimore" (Chapter 79, Acts of 1969; Code State Government Article, secs. 13-101 through 13-105).

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 Maryland Manual On-Line, 1998

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