Great Seal

Great Seal, originally uploaded by Foxicat.

The first thing Flat Bobby saw after walking through the doors of the old Capitol building was the Great Seal of the State of Arizona Mosaic on the floor.

The colorful mosaic seal depicts the elements of Arizona’s economy, the Five C’s. The seal includes three C’s: a copper miner, the sun against clear skies for climate, and rows of cotton. The two missing are cattle and citrus. The omission occurred because the contractor was not given an official sketch. The state motto “ditat Deus” means “God enriches” in Latin and is featured at the top of the seal.

Unfortunately the chandelier hanging from the dome reflected on the mosaic, no matter in what position it was viewed.