R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-4-1

Arms of state

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.

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

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.