Delaware

Worn from:
12 February 1948 - Current.

The blue griffin's head "erased" was the device of
Lord De la Warre for whom Delaware River, Delaware Bay,
the colony of Delaware, and the state of Delaware were
named. The black, silver-edged bar (collar) with three
silver discs are from the coat of arms of William Penn,
to whom the colony of Delawre was granted in 1682 and
which was under the jurisdiction of the colony of
Pennsylvania until 1701 when Penn agreed to a separate
Delaware assembly. The griffin's head, in being torn off
from the rest of the body, may, in this instance, be taken
as an indication of that event. The wreath in the red and
white colors of England refers to the English colonization of Delaware.