§ 70 — Description of the arms of the state and the state flag

New York § 70

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law STL: State
• Art. 6: Arms and Great Seal of State

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§ 70. Description of the arms of the state and the state flag. The\ndevice of arms of this state is hereby declared to be correctly\ndescribed as follows:\n Charge. Azure, in a landscape, the sun in fess, rising in splendor or,\nbehind a range of three mountains, the middle one the highest; in base a\nship and sloop under sail, passing and about to meet on a river,\nbordered below by a grassy shore fringed with shrubs, all proper.\n Crest. On a wreath azure and or, an American eagle proper, rising to\nthe dexter from a two-thirds of a globe terrestrial, showing the north\nAtlantic ocean with outlines of its shores.\n Supporters. On a quasi compartment formed by the extension of the\nscroll.\n Dexter. The figure of Liberty proper, her hair disheveled and\ndecorated with pearls, vested azure, sandaled gules, about the waist a\ncincture or, fringed gules, a mantle of the last depending from the\nshoulders behind to the feet, in the dexter hand a staff ensigned with a\nPhrygian cap or, the sinister arm embowed, the hand supporting the\nshield at the dexter chief point, a royal crown by her sinister foot\ndejected.\n Sinister. The figure of Justice proper, her hair disheveled and\ndecorated with pearls, vested or, about the waist a cincture azure,\nfringed gules, sandaled and mantled as Liberty, bound about the eyes\nwith a fillet proper, in the dexter hand a straight sword hilted or,\nerect, resting on the sinister chief point of the shield, the sinister\narm embowed, holding before her her scales proper.\n Motto. On a scroll below the shield argent, in sable, two lines. On\nline one, Excelsior and on line two, E pluribus unum.\n State flag. The state flag is hereby declared to be blue, charged with\nthe arms of the state in the colors as described in the blazon of this\nsection.\n