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Flag of New York

The flag of the State of New York depicts two supporters:

The unheraldic nature of the Hudson River landscape reveals the modern origin of the coat-of-arms. The crest is an eagle surmounting a world globe. The two ships represent inland and foreign commerce.
The motto Excelsior is derived from Latin, and means "Ever Upward."



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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.
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