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.
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 adoption of the 2021 State Budget in April 2020, a secondary motto, E pluribus unum, appears.[1][2]
Flags bearing the pre-2020 coat of arms (i.e. without the motto E pluribus unum) are still widely used so long as serviceable.
The shield is surmounted by a crest consisting of an eagle surmounting a world globe.
The flag of New York is the coat of arms on a solid blue background and the state seal of New York is the coat of arms surrounded by the words "The Great Seal of the State of New York." It is one of ten U.S. state flags to feature an eagle, alongside those of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah and Wyoming.
Charge. Azure, in a landscape, the sun in fess, rising in splendor or, behind a range of three mountains, the middle one the highest; in base a ship and sloop under sail, passing and about to meet on a river, bordered below by a grassy shore fringed with shrubs, all proper.
Crest. On a wreath azure and or, an American eagle proper, rising to the Dexter from a two-thirds of a globe terrestrial, showing the north Atlantic ocean with outlines of its shores.
Supporters. On a quasi compartment formed by the extension of the scroll.
Dexter. The figure of Liberty proper, her hair disheveled and decorated with pearls, vested azure, sandaled gules, about the waist a cincture or, fringed gules, a mantle of the last depending from the shoulders behind to the feet, in the dexter hand a staff ensigned with a Phrygian cap or, the sinister arm embowed, the hand supporting the shield at the dexter chief point, a royal crown by her sinister foot dejected.
Sinister. The figure of Justice proper, her hair disheveled and decorated with pearls, vested or, about the waist a cincture azure, fringed gules, sandaled and mantled as Liberty, bound about the eyes with a fillet proper, in the dexter hand a straight sword hilted or, erect, resting on the sinister chief point of the shield, the sinister arm embowed, holding before her scales proper.
According to Joseph Gavit in New York History, Volume XXXI, the seal symbolizes the following:
In the center, a shield reveals the sun rising behind Mount Beacon over the Hudson River. "The shield symbolizes in the full sun the name and idea of Old York and the old world; the mountains, river and meadow, with the ships, convey the name and idea of New York in the new world."
To the right, Justice is ready to fight tyranny with her sword held high.
Liberty, on the left, holds her foot on the overthrown English crown. "This New York is supported by Justice and Liberty, and discards monarchy."
The world globe is displayed above the shield. "By exhibiting the eastern and western continents on the globe, the old and new are brought together;"
Above the world globe soars the eagle. "while the eagle on the crest proclaims," Westward the course of empire takes its way."
The bottom ribbon exclaims "Excelsior", which means "still higher" or "ever upward".[3]
Historyedit
Late 18th century rendition of New York's coat of arms, using a semi-globe and rounded shield.
Late 19th century rendition of New York's coat of arms, using a semi-globe and rounded shield.
Coat of arms of New York from 1896 until the addition of second motto in 2020.
The first version of the coat of arms on the state flag was adopted in 1778 and has been slightly redesigned over the years. The present flag itself is a contemporary variant of an American Revolutionary War-era flag. The original is at the Albany Institute of History & Art.
The flag was formally adopted in 1896; the legislature changed the field of the flag from buff to blue by a law enacted on April 2, 1901.[4]
In April 2020, the 2021 state budget was passed, modifying the coat of arms to include "E Pluribus Unum" as a secondary motto beneath "Excelsior".[1][6] The state seal and flag were also updated as well to reflect the change.[7][8]
^ abCampbell, Jon (April 3, 2020). "10 things to know about New York's new $177B budget deal". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^Chip, Rowe (October 3, 2020). "How They Voted". The Highlands Current. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^"State Seal New York". nysenate.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
^"New York (U.S.)". Crwflags.com. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
^"2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org" (PDF). nava.org.
^"Description of the arms of the state and the state flag". NY State Senate. April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Hern, Sunny; Ahern, Ez | (January 15, 2020). "Gov. Cuomo seeks to change 138-year-old NY state flag". syracuse. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^Campbell, Jon (January 14, 2020). "New York's flag has been the same for a century. Why Andrew Cuomo wants to change it". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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New York flag redirects here For flag of the city see Flags of New York City 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 State of New YorkUseCivil and state flagProportion1 2AdoptedApril 2 1901 122 years ago 1901 04 02 modified in April 2020 DesignA state coat of arms on a blue field Flag of the governor of New YorkProportion3 5Coat of arms of the State of New YorkVersionsGreat Seal of the State of New YorkArmigerState of New YorkAdopted1882 modified 1896 1901 and 2020CrestAn American eagle with wings displayed surmounting a globe displaying the Atlantic hemisphereBlazonAzure in a landscape the sun in fess rising in splendor a river bordered below by a grassy shore fringed with shrubs all proper SupportersLiberty and JusticeMottoExcelsiorE Pluribus UnumThe 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 adoption of the 2021 State Budget in April 2020 a secondary motto E pluribus unum appears 1 2 Flags bearing the pre 2020 coat of arms i e without the motto E pluribus unum are still widely used so long as serviceable The shield is surmounted by a crest consisting of an eagle surmounting a world globe The flag of New York is the coat of arms on a solid blue background and the state seal of New York is the coat of arms surrounded by the words The Great Seal of the State of New York It is one of ten U S state flags to feature an eagle alongside those of Illinois Iowa Michigan Missouri North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Utah and Wyoming Contents 1 Blazon 2 Interpretation 3 History 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBlazon editThe official blazon for the coat of arms is Charge Azure in a landscape the sun in fess rising in splendor or behind a range of three mountains the middle one the highest in base a ship and sloop under sail passing and about to meet on a river bordered below by a grassy shore fringed with shrubs all proper dd Crest On a wreath azure and or an American eagle proper rising to the Dexter from a two thirds of a globe terrestrial showing the north Atlantic ocean with outlines of its shores dd Supporters On a quasi compartment formed by the extension of the scroll dd Dexter The figure of Liberty proper her hair disheveled and decorated with pearls vested azure sandaled gules about the waist a cincture or fringed gules a mantle of the last depending from the shoulders behind to the feet in the dexter hand a staff ensigned with a Phrygian cap or the sinister arm embowed the hand supporting the shield at the dexter chief point a royal crown by her sinister foot dejected dd Sinister The figure of Justice proper her hair disheveled and decorated with pearls vested or about the waist a cincture azure fringed gules sandaled and mantled as Liberty bound about the eyes with a fillet proper in the dexter hand a straight sword hilted or erect resting on the sinister chief point of the shield the sinister arm embowed holding before her scales proper dd Motto On a scroll below the shield argent in sable two lines On line one Excelsior and on line two E pluribus unum dd Interpretation editAccording to Joseph Gavit in New York History Volume XXXI the seal symbolizes the following In the center a shield reveals the sun rising behind Mount Beacon over the Hudson River The shield symbolizes in the full sun the name and idea of Old York and the old world the mountains river and meadow with the ships convey the name and idea of New York in the new world To the right Justice is ready to fight tyranny with her sword held high Liberty on the left holds her foot on the overthrown English crown This New York is supported by Justice and Liberty and discards monarchy The world globe is displayed above the shield By exhibiting the eastern and western continents on the globe the old and new are brought together Above the world globe soars the eagle while the eagle on the crest proclaims Westward the course of empire takes its way The bottom ribbon exclaims Excelsior which means still higher or ever upward 3 History edit nbsp Late 18th century rendition of New York s coat of arms using a semi globe and rounded shield nbsp Late 19th century rendition of New York s coat of arms using a semi globe and rounded shield nbsp Coat of arms of New York from 1896 until the addition of second motto in 2020 The first version of the coat of arms on the state flag was adopted in 1778 and has been slightly redesigned over the years The present flag itself is a contemporary variant of an American Revolutionary War era flag The original is at the Albany Institute of History amp Art The flag was formally adopted in 1896 the legislature changed the field of the flag from buff to blue by a law enacted on April 2 1901 4 In 2001 the North American Vexillological Association NAVA surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 U S state U S territorial and Canadian provincial flags After the survey was completed NAVA members chose the flag of New York to be ranked 53rd out of the 72 5 In April 2020 the 2021 state budget was passed modifying the coat of arms to include E Pluribus Unum as a secondary motto beneath Excelsior 1 6 The state seal and flag were also updated as well to reflect the change 7 8 Historical flags of New York State nbsp nbsp State flag from 1778 to 1901 nbsp nbsp State flag from 1901 to 2020See also edit nbsp Heraldry portal nbsp New York state portalState of New York Symbols of the state of New York Flags of governors of the U S states Flags of New York CityReferences edit a b Campbell Jon April 3 2020 10 things to know about New York s new 177B budget deal Democrat and Chronicle Retrieved June 27 2020 Chip Rowe October 3 2020 How They Voted The Highlands Current Retrieved October 6 2020 State Seal New York nysenate gov Retrieved February 23 2014 New York U S Crwflags com Retrieved December 29 2013 2001 State Provincial Flag Survey NAVA org PDF nava org Description of the arms of the state and the state flag NY State Senate April 18 2020 Retrieved May 21 2020 Hern Sunny Ahern Ez January 15 2020 Gov Cuomo seeks to change 138 year old NY state flag syracuse Retrieved June 27 2020 Campbell Jon January 14 2020 New York s flag has been the same for a century Why Andrew Cuomo wants to change it Democrat and Chronicle Retrieved June 27 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coats of arms of New York state New York State Flag Archived 2018 12 24 at the Wayback Machine The Great Seal of the State of New York STATE SEAL Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of New York amp oldid 1181315484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
