(A) The white rose shown on the county seal is symbolic of York County, Pennsylvania, and York, England, where the forefathers of the settlers of this county originated.
(B) Kings Mountain is shown on the seal in reverse silhouette. Kings Mountain is the most prominent feature of the terrain of this county, and it is historically the most prominent battleground of the American Revolution for the southern colonies.
(C) The eagle shown on the county seal represents the collective, active and courageous participation of the people of this county during the war for American independence.
(D) The use of the color “blue” in the county seal is symbolic that the county is a county within the State of South Carolina.
(E) The use of the color “gold” in the county seal is symbolic that the county was settled during the time South Carolina was a part of the colonial empire of England.
(‘77 Code, § 2-2) (Ord. 1, passed 2-7-77)