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Wyoming's great seal was adopted in 1893 and revised in 1921. There are two dates on the seal: 1869 commemorates the organization of the Territorial government and 1890 is the year Wyoming was admitted to the Union (the Roman numerals for the number 44 on the five-pointed star signifies that Wyoming was the 44th state admitted to the Union). The draped Liberty-style figure in the center holds a staff from which a banner flows bearing the words "Equal Rights" (a symbol of the equal political status women have always enjoyed in Wyoming).
Wyoming state seal in color - public domain image on Wikipedia
The two male figures represent the livestock and mining industries of the state. The lamps burning on top of the pillars are a symbol for the Light of Knowledge. The scrolls wrapping the two pillars bear the words "Oil, Mines, Livestock, and Grain" (four of Wyoming's major industries).
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