Flag Of New York
Flag of New York may refer to: * Flag of the State of New York * Flags of New York City The flags of New York City include the flag of New York City, the respective flags of the Borough (New York City), boroughs of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, and flags of certain city departments. The city flag is a ...

Flag Of The State Of New York
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 unheraldic nature of the Hudson River landscape reveals the modern origin of the design. The shield has two supporters: * Left: Liberty, with the Revolutionary imagery of a Phrygian cap raised on a pole. Her left foot treads upon a crown that represents freedom from the British monarchy that once ruled what is now New York as a colony. * Right: Justice, wearing a blindfold (representing impartiality) and holding scales (representing fairness) and the sword of justice. A banner below the shield shows the motto ''Excelsior'', a Latin word meaning "higher", "superior", "lordly", commonly translated as "Ever Upward." Following the ...
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