Cast Iron Great Seal Of The Confederacy Plaque Sign

SIGN, a cast iron reproduction Great Seal Of The Confederacy plaque sign. The sign measures 7 inches wide and has two holes for mounting. The plaque has "The Confederate States Of America 22 February 1862 Deo Vindice" on it with a soldier on a horse. The motto "Deo Vindice" means "God Will Vindicate". The Great Seal of the Confederate States of America was engraved in 1864, by the late Joseph S. Wyon, of London, England, predecessor of Messrs. J. S. and A. B. Wyon, chief engravers of Her British Majesty's seals, etc., and reached Richmond not long before the evacuation of the city, April 3, 1865. It was of silver, and in diameter measured nearly four inches.