![[Obverse of the Great Seal of Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/images/obverse.gif)
The obverse of the Great Seal of Maryland shows Lord Baltimore as a knight in full armor mounted on a charger. The inscription translated is "Cecilius, Absolute Lord of Maryland and Avalon, Baron of Baltimore" (Chapter 79, Acts of 1969; Code State Government Article, secs. 13-101 through 13-105).
![[color photograph of obverse of State Seal, State House entrance door, Annapolis, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/images/i005988a.jpg)
Obverse of State Seal, State House entrance door, Annapolis, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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