Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
The certification mark, as intended to be used by authorized persons, is intended to certify that the goods in connection with which it is used are sweet potatoes and are grown by authorized growers within the Vardaman sweet potato production area of Mississippi consisting of Calhoun, Chickasaw, Marshall, Tate, Panola, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Lee, Monroe, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Choctaw, Montgomery, Grenada, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha, and Webster counties.
"1917"
The mark consists of the letter "V". The number "19" appears to the left of the "V" and the number "17" appears to the right of the "V". The letter "V" and the numbers "19" and "17" are enclosed by a circle.