There shall continue to be one seal for the public use of the state; the form of an anchor shall be engraved thereon; the motto thereof shall be the word “Hope”; and in a circle around the outside shall be engraved with the words, “Seal of the State of Rhode Island, 1636”.
State seal
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-2., under Chapter 42-4 State Emblems.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-2.