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Sunday 17 July 2016

New York Flag And Its History

By Albert Gregory


Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian-born navigator sailing for France, discovered New York Bay in 1524. Henry Hudson, an Englishman employed by the Dutch, reached the bay and sailed up the river now bearing his name in 1609, the same year that northern New York was explored and claimed for France by Samuel de Champlain. This is how New York was discovered, but its flag has a history as well.

New York was the 11th state to become a member of the Union in 1788. The New York Flag is described as a dark blue field, designed with the state coat of arms right in the center. The shield portrays 2 ships sailing on the river Hudson, set in a backdrop of the Hudson highlands, over which a yellow sun is rising. The river is fringed by a grass-covered shore decked with small shrubs.

The flag of the State of New York was adopted April 2, 1901 in this form. It consists of a blue background on which is drawn the seal of the State. The blue background was the only change in 1901. Indeed, the flag of the State of New York has long been composed of a beige background, which merged with that of the New Jersey.

The blue color was adopted, as on other flags of U.S. states like Indiana, in conjunction with the national flags blue. The seal consists of different very strong symbols: the American eagle, stands up, resting on a globe which faces the Atlantic Ocean, that borders the state to the east. To the left is the goddess of liberty, as often (see Idaho for example) keeps the Phrygian cap, a French symbol. To the right is the goddess of justice and her balance. In the center there are two boats floating on Hudson River.

On the left side of the shield is the goddess Liberty, holding a pole at the tip of which is a Liberty cap. The crown thrown at her feet, stands for the liberty of the state from the English. The description of the New York State Flag is highly remarkable for employing symbolic figures in it.

There is a barrage of cheap and inferior New York flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and inferior to American-made New York flags, but more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of New York flag for the future.




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