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One of original colonies
Became state: May 23, 1788
Forming an important link along Americ'as east coast,
South Carolina offers a healthy number of collectible certificates for
the state specialist. Pre-Civil War certificates, however, are quite rare.
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represent a combination of the obverse and the reverse designs of
the 4-inch physical state seal. The left elliptical frame shows
a palmetto tree surrounded by "South Carolina, animas opibusque
parati" (prepared in mind and resources.) The right
ellipse shows an allegorical Hope (Spes) standing with a
laurel branch in her hand. Above are the words Dum spiro spero
(while I breathe, I hope). |
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