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Flag of New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (169 words) |
 | The flag of the State of New York is the state's coat-of-arms on a blue background. |
 | The two ships represent inland and foreign commerce, both of which are important for the state of New York. |
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| New York (U.S.) (1332 words) |
 | One of the original 13 colonies, New York is represented by a star and a stripe on the 13 star U.S. flags. |
 | The state flag is hereby declared to be blue, charged with the arms of the state in the colors as described in the blazon of this section. |
 | The state militia regulations of 1858 provide for a white flag with the coat of arms, 10 x 12 feet, as the state flag and a blue flag with the coat of arms and unit designation as the regimental color of infantry and the standard of cavalry regiments. |