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| Keywords: Seal of San Diego, California.png The official seal of the City of San Diego was adopted by the City Council on April 14 1914 and superseded a design that had been in use since January 5 1888 The pillars of Hercules are used as supporters to recall the ancient territorial jurisdiction of Spain The winged wheel represents manufacturing and transportation The two connected dolphins symbolize the Pacific and Atlantic oceans inseparably united by the Panama Canal The motto Semper Vigilans means ever vigilant The orange tree represents agriculture The Spanish caravel represents the exploration and settlement by the Spanish The blue wavy band below it represents the city's position on the sea The mission or Carmelite belfry suggests early settlement by the mission fathers In 1997 a blue bar was added behind the seal and the words The City of San Diego included below the seal This is now the City's official corporate identity http //www sandiego gov/publicmediaaffairs/facts/seal shtml - Information on the symbolism in the San Diego City Seal PD-CAGov Symbols of San Diego Pillars of Hercules Caravels in art County and city seals of California Winged wheels in heraldry | ||||
