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The majority of the state symbols are officially listed in the New York Consolidated Laws in Article 6, Sections 70 through 87. [1] The symbols are recognized by these laws and were signed into law by the governor of New York. The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state arms, were adopted in 1778.
The coat of arms of the state of New York was formally adopted in 1778, and appears as a component of the state's flag and seal. The shield displays a masted ship and a sloop on the Hudson River (symbols of inland and foreign commerce), bordered by a grassy shore and a mountain range in the background with the smiling sun rising behind it.
The first seal of New York was created by a committee appointed April 15, 1777, with the intent that it be used "for all the purposes for which the Crown Seal was used under the Colony." [ 3 ] On the front of the seal there is an image of a rising sun with the motto "Excelsior" and the legend "The Great Seal of the State of New York."
Seal and Flag of the City of New York : Authorized by the Committee Appointed by the Mayor to Commemorate the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Installation of the First Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New York on June 24, 1665, and the Adoption of the Official City Flag on June 24, 1915. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons
The coat of arms represents the "symbols of industry and its rewards to man and beast on land and sea". [1] At the time of Albany's bicentennial (1886), it was believed that only New York City and Albany possessed arms charged on a shield upheld by supporters. [17]
The flags of New York City include the flag of New York City, the respective flags of the boroughs of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, and flags of certain city departments. The city flag is a vertical tricolor in blue , white , and orange and charged in the center bar with the seal of New York City in blue.
Flag of New York may refer to: Flag of the State of New York; Flags of New York City This page was last edited on 23 ...
New York City, with approximately 44% of the state's population, is the most populous city in the United States, [144] with an estimated record high population of 8,622,698 in 2017, [145] incorporating more immigration into the city than emigration since the 2010 United States census. [146]