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Gwinnett County, Georgia (U.S.)

image located by Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

Description of the flag
Seal

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Municipal flags in Gwinnett County:

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Description of the flag

Soon after the adoption of our brand in 2017, Gwinnett County adopted a new official flag that proudly showcases our kaleidoscope logo, reflecting the diversity and interconnectivity of our unique community. See our flag flying outside some of our County facilities, like the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center and the Courts Annex Building.
Source: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/aboutgwinnett/vibrantlyconnected
Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

Seal

image located by Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

Recognizing the County’s growth, development, and diversification of both people and industry in the years since the 1988 seal was adopted, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners began an endeavor to create and adopt a new logo that would better represent our vibrant community. The design, created by the nationally acclaimed firm Perkins+Will, was selected after more than a year of interviewing and surveying residents, business people, and civic leaders about their perceptions of Gwinnett County and their vision for the future.

With a resolution passed on October 17, 2017, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners adopted the new seal, accompanying logo, and slogan to reflect contemporary Gwinnett

Now, the kaleidoscope represents modern Gwinnett, built on the promise of integrity and the unwavering mission to make life better for our residents.

Source: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/aboutgwinnett/vibrantlyconnected
Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

Previous flag and seals

image by Jens Pattke, 10 May 2001

The county seal on blue.
Jens Pattke, 10 May 2001

Previous seals

image located by Paul Bassinson, 10 January 2018

Image source: extension.uga.edu
Paul Bassinson, 10 January 2018

In 1988, artist Bill Pendergrass of Lilburn drafted a new seal with input from County commissioners and staff. The seal included an unfurled scroll depicting the Declaration of Independence and a quill, referencing the County's namesake, Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It also featured cotton bales signifying the early days of the county's agriculture, plus green trees signifying foliage and buildings representing modern development. It had a banner emblazoned with “December 15, 1818,” the date Gwinnett was created, and 13 rays for the 13 colonies (at the time the 1988 seal was drawn, these rays also represented Gwinnett's 13 municipalities; however, before the seal was adopted, a 14th city was added). Around it all were the words, “Board of Commissioners of Gwinnett County, Georgia.”
Source: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/aboutgwinnett/vibrantlyconnected
Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

image located by Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

In 1968, the Board was reorganized once more to seat four district commissioners and one chairman elected countywide with staggered four-year terms. In 1972, the old seal, which said, “Clerk Co. Commissioner Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia,” was replaced by a new seal that read, “Board of Commissioners of Gwinnett County, Georgia,” to better reflect the role of the Board. The center of the new seal featured a three-post archway taken from the state seal. As a result, the 1972 seal was often confused with the state seal.
Source: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/aboutgwinnett/vibrantlyconnected
Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

image located by Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025

The first election of County commissioners was held in 1873. Five commissioners represented Gwinnett County’s residents from 1873 to 1916, when the board was reduced to three commissioners. In the mid-1950s, the board began using the seal to the right. Before this first seal, a hand-drawn seal with initials or the word “seal” were used in its place.
Source: https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/aboutgwinnett/vibrantlyconnected
Jean-Marc Merklin, 27 January 2025