§21-101. The City Seal. [1]


(1) The device of the City Seal shall be:

ARMS -- On a blue field, a fess golden between a plough above and a ship in full sail below; both proper.

CREST -- A right arm, nude, embowed, couped at shoulder, holding a pair of scales; all proper.

SUPPORTERS -- Two females, standing full face, the one on the right side of the shield habited white and purple, crowned with an olive wreath; in her right hand a scroll, charged with an anchor; all proper; the one on the left side habited white and blue; in her left hand a cornucopia, proper.

MOTTO -- PHILADELPHIA MANETO.

(2) The seal of the Mayor of the City shall contain the words and letters on a riband, like the first seal adopted by the corporation -- Seal of the City of Philadelphia -- and shall have a diameter of 2¼ inches.