The State Seal
Rhode Island State Seal
The Anchor Of Hope
The Rhode Island General Assembly first adopted a seal for the colony in 1664 which contained an anchor with the word "Hope" above it. The use of the word "Hope" was probably inspired by the biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul."
The most coherent explanation as to the use of "Hope" comes from the historical notes of Howard M. Chapin published in Illustrations Of The Seals, Arms And Flags Of Rhode Island, printed by the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1930.
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