I don't know how it works in other places, but in Texas our 'State Seal of Texas' (which is based on our former 'Great Seal of the Republic of Texas') belongs to the people of Texas. http://www.lsjunction.com/seal.htm
It is controlled by the The Office of the Secretary of State for the people. While private use of the State seal, including the state arms, is regulated by law, the seal may be used for commercial purposes like on jewelry, clothing etc., if a license is obtained from the Secretary of State and royalties are paid to the State. So someone could certainly make and sell kilt or bonnet pins with our State Seal if they did all the paperwork and paid us! Which is likely why Glen Esk's Texas kilt pin looks like this;
Which is still cool, because you can scratch that shape in the dirt in a central American jungle and the locals will say "Texas"
Last edited by Zardoz; 2nd January 11 at 05:39 PM.
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