{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5.04","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5.04","heading":"State coat of arms.","body":"The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising sun three-quarters exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent the thirteen original colonies shining over the first state in the northwest territory, the exterior extremities of which rays form a semicircle; and uniting the background and foreground, a representation of the Scioto river and cultivated fields.\nThe coat of arms of the state shall correspond substantially with the following design:\nWhen the coat of arms of the state is reproduced in color, the colors used shall be substantially the same as the natural color of the terrain and objects shown.","path":["General Provisions","Chapter 5 State Insignia; Seals; Holidays"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5.04","current_through":"1996-11-20 (Senate Bill 213 - 121st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:24Z","sha256":"6b48ae176f52b867553df2d5dabb302d0ed3f477e9bec31571fddb489f53edff","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5.036","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}