The arms of the state are a golden anchor on a blue field, and the motto thereof is the word “Hope”.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 5, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 5, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 5, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 19, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 42-4-1.