The most recent version, the full-color version, was accepted as official in 1978. “The Great Seal of the State of California ...

The Great Seal also includes two other state symbols: the grizzly bear and the state motto Eureka.” The State Seal is stamped on official documents including California drivers’ licenses.

The California State Capitol Museum tells the seal’s history: “The Great Seal of the State of California was designed and approved at the 1849 Monterey Constitutional Convention. The complex ...