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As with many state symbols the Great Seal has been subject to wide interpretation as the state has done little to standardize the design. The image used by Wikipedia [1] comes from the state's website.
A tree in the open field, the trunk of which is surrounded by three bundles of wheat; on the right a plow, anvil and sledge; on the left, a bow crossed with three arrows, and an Indian on horseback pursuing a buffalo toward the setting sun; the foliage of the tree arched by a half circle of forty-two stars, surrounded by the motto Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable; the words Great Seal at the top; the words State of North Dakota at the bottom; October 1st on the left and 1889 on the right.
North Dakota![[1]](http://discovernd.com/images/seal.jpg){kind=link}