The coat of arms of the state of New Jersey includes:
A shield with three plows, representative of New Jersey's agricultural tradition.
A forward-facing helmet.
A horse's head as the crest of the helmet.
The female figures Liberty and Ceres, representative of the state's motto (see next item). Liberty is holding a staff supporting a stylized Phrygian cap; Ceres is holding an overflowing cornucopia.
The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the State Motto of New Jersey, "Liberty and Prosperity", and the year of statehood, 1776.
In dexter the goddess Liberty affronté carrying in her dexter hand a pole, proper, surmounted by a cap gules, with band azure at the bottom, displaying on the band six stars, argent; in sinister the goddess Ceres affronté bearing a cornucopia Or bearing apples, grapes, and plums proper
The seal is the central motif in the flag of New Jersey and the great seal of the state of New Jersey.
The coat of arms contains a horse's head; beneath that is a helmet, showing that New Jersey governs itself, and it has three plows on a shield to highlight the state's agriculture tradition, which shows why the state has the nickname “Garden State.” The two Goddesses represent the state motto, “Liberty and Prosperity.” Liberty is on the left. She is holding a staff with a liberty cap on it, and the word “LIBERTY” is underneath her. The goddess on the right is Ceres, goddess of agriculture. She is holding a cornucopia with the word “PROSPERITY” written below her.[2]
According to the minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly for May 11, 1896, the date on which the Assembly officially approved the flag as the state emblem, the buff color is due indirectly to George Washington, who had ordered on September 14, 1779, that the uniform coats of the New Jersey Continental Line be dark (Jersey) blue, with buff facings. Buff-colored facings had until then been reserved only for his own uniform and those of other Continental generals and their aides. Then, on February 14, 1780, the Continental War Officers in Philadelphia directed that the uniform coat facings of all regiments were to be the same as the background color of the regiments' state flag.[3]
The seal is described in New Jersey statute Title 52, §2-1:[4]
The great seal of this state shall be engraved on silver, which shall be round, of two and a half inches in diameter and three-eighths of an inch thick; the arms shall be three ploughs in an escutcheon, azure; supporters, Liberty and Ceres. The Goddess Liberty to carry in her dexter hand a pole, proper, surmounted by a cap gules, with band azure at the bottom, displaying on the band six stars, argent; tresses falling on shoulders, proper; head bearing over all a chaplet of laurel leaves, vert; overdress, tenne; underskirt, argent; feet sandaled, standing on scroll. Ceres: Same as Liberty, save overdress, gules; holding in left hand a cornucopia, or, bearing apples, plums and grapes surrounded by leaves, all proper; head bearing over all a chaplet of wheat spears, vert. Shield surmounted by sovereign's helmet, six bars, or; wreath and mantling, argent and azure. Crest: A horse's head, proper. Underneath the shield and supporting the goddesses, a scroll azure, bordered with tenne, in three waves or folds; on the upper folds the words "Liberty and Prosperity" ; on the under fold in Arabic numerals, the figures "1776". These words to be engraved round the arms, viz., "The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey".
In 2015 a circular letter issued by the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury addressed the issue of unapproved and incorrect versions of "The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey".[5] Many incorrectly show the underskirt in blue and not argent.
Andrew Maris' proposed flag for New Jersey, winner of the NJ.com contest in 2016
NJ Advance Media and NJ.com ran a contest in 2016 to create a new flag for New Jersey. A winning design by Andrew Maris of Fair Haven was chosen, but no legislative action has been taken to authorize a new flag.[6]
The flag of New Jersey near the bottom of the Cape May Light
The flag of the State of New Jersey includes the coat of arms of the state on a buff-colored background.[7] In a 1965 law, the specific color shades of Jersey blue and buff were defined by the state. Using the Cable color system developed by the Color Association of the United States, Jersey Blue was defined as Cable No. 70087; Buff was defined as Cable No. 65015.[8][9] The Office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey gives the blue and buff color hexadecimal equivalents as #2484C6 and #E1B584, respectively.[10]
Other flagsedit
New Jersey Tricentennial Flag, designed in 1964 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Province of New Jersey[11]
^Donohue, Brian (2016-06-14). "Here's the flag you chose to replace our drab N.J. state flag". NJ.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
^State of New Jersey (2002). . Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
^State of New Jersey. . Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^Donohue, Brian (13 November 2015). . NJ.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-15.
^Fisher, Lynn. "New Jersey". US Flags [dot] Design. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
^Jan Mertens (13 October 2008). "New Jersey: Tricentennial flag". Flags of the World. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External linksedit
The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey
Minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly for March 11, 1896
December 20, 2023
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The coat of arms of the state of New Jersey includes A shield with three plows representative of New Jersey s agricultural tradition A forward facing helmet A horse s head as the crest of the helmet The female figures Liberty and Ceres representative of the state s motto see next item Liberty is holding a staff supporting a stylized Phrygian cap Ceres is holding an overflowing cornucopia The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the State Motto of New Jersey Liberty and Prosperity and the year of statehood 1776 Coat of arms of the State of New JerseyVersionsFlag of the State of New JerseyGreat Seal of the State of New JerseyArmigerState of New JerseyAdoptedMay 11 1896 126 years ago modified 1928 CrestUpon a helm Or a horse s head cabossed proper TorseArgent and azure the mantling azure doubled argent BlazonAzure per pale three ploughs proper SupportersIn dexter the goddess Liberty affronte carrying in her dexter hand a pole proper surmounted by a cap gules with band azure at the bottom displaying on the band six stars argent in sinister the goddess Ceres affronte bearing a cornucopia Or bearing apples grapes and plums properMottoLiberty and ProsperityNew Jersey state historical coat of arms illustrated 1876 It was originally designed by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1777 and was modified slightly in 1928 1 The seal is the central motif in the flag of New Jersey and the great seal of the state of New Jersey The coat of arms contains a horse s head beneath that is a helmet showing that New Jersey governs itself and it has three plows on a shield to highlight the state s agriculture tradition which shows why the state has the nickname Garden State The two Goddesses represent the state motto Liberty and Prosperity Liberty is on the left She is holding a staff with a liberty cap on it and the word LIBERTY is underneath her The goddess on the right is Ceres goddess of agriculture She is holding a cornucopia with the word PROSPERITY written below her 2 According to the minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly for May 11 1896 the date on which the Assembly officially approved the flag as the state emblem the buff color is due indirectly to George Washington who had ordered on September 14 1779 that the uniform coats of the New Jersey Continental Line be dark Jersey blue with buff facings Buff colored facings had until then been reserved only for his own uniform and those of other Continental generals and their aides Then on February 14 1780 the Continental War Officers in Philadelphia directed that the uniform coat facings of all regiments were to be the same as the background color of the regiments state flag 3 The seal is described in New Jersey statute Title 52 2 1 4 The great seal of this state shall be engraved on silver which shall be round of two and a half inches in diameter and three eighths of an inch thick the arms shall be three ploughs in an escutcheon azure supporters Liberty and Ceres The Goddess Liberty to carry in her dexter hand a pole proper surmounted by a cap gules with band azure at the bottom displaying on the band six stars argent tresses falling on shoulders proper head bearing over all a chaplet of laurel leaves vert overdress tenne underskirt argent feet sandaled standing on scroll Ceres Same as Liberty save overdress gules holding in left hand a cornucopia or bearing apples plums and grapes surrounded by leaves all proper head bearing over all a chaplet of wheat spears vert Shield surmounted by sovereign s helmet six bars or wreath and mantling argent and azure Crest A horse s head proper Underneath the shield and supporting the goddesses a scroll azure bordered with tenne in three waves or folds on the upper folds the words Liberty and Prosperity on the under fold in Arabic numerals the figures 1776 These words to be engraved round the arms viz The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey In 2015 a circular letter issued by the State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury addressed the issue of unapproved and incorrect versions of The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey 5 Many incorrectly show the underskirt in blue and not argent Andrew Maris proposed flag for New Jersey winner of the NJ com contest in 2016NJ Advance Media and NJ com ran a contest in 2016 to create a new flag for New Jersey A winning design by Andrew Maris of Fair Haven was chosen but no legislative action has been taken to authorize a new flag 6 Contents 1 Flag 1 1 Other flags 2 Government seals of New Jersey 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFlag edit nbsp The flag of New Jersey near the bottom of the Cape May LightThe flag of the State of New Jersey includes the coat of arms of the state on a buff colored background 7 In a 1965 law the specific color shades of Jersey blue and buff were defined by the state Using the Cable color system developed by the Color Association of the United States Jersey Blue was defined as Cable No 70087 Buff was defined as Cable No 65015 8 9 The Office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey gives the blue and buff color hexadecimal equivalents as 2484C6 and E1B584 respectively 10 Other flags edit nbsp New Jersey Tricentennial Flag designed in 1964 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the Province of New Jersey 11 Government seals of New Jersey edit nbsp Seal of the New Jersey State Police nbsp Seal of the attorney general of New Jersey nbsp Seal of the New Jersey Department of Transportation nbsp Seal of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities nbsp Seal of the New Jersey Turnpike AuthoritySee also edit nbsp New Jersey portalList of New Jersey state symbols Broad Seal WarReferences edit The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey NJ gov Archived from the original on 2018 04 14 Retrieved 2006 07 15 State of New Jersey 2002 The NJ State Flag Kid s Page New Jersey State Flag Archived from the original on 2012 08 05 Retrieved 2012 03 14 State of New Jersey 1896 The NJ State Flag Minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly Archived from the original on 2007 10 24 Retrieved 2007 10 30 New Jersey Statutes Title 52 2 1 New Jersey Legislature Retrieved 2007 01 04 Circular 16 06 ADM PDF www nj gov Retrieved 2019 01 03 Donohue Brian 2016 06 14 Here s the flag you chose to replace our drab N J state flag NJ com Retrieved 2022 07 18 State of New Jersey 2002 The NJ State Flag Archived from the original on 2012 08 05 Retrieved 2007 10 30 State of New Jersey 52 2A 1 Official colors Archived from the original on 2018 05 15 Retrieved 2018 05 14 Donohue Brian 13 November 2015 New Jersey s state flag is horrible Let s make a better one NJ com Archived from the original on 2015 11 15 Fisher Lynn New Jersey US Flags dot Design Retrieved 2021 09 17 Jan Mertens 13 October 2008 New Jersey Tricentennial flag Flags of the World Retrieved 1 May 2023 External links editThe Great Seal of the State of New Jersey Minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly for March 11 1896 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms and flag of New Jersey amp oldid 1180478559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
