The City Seal:
Arms: Upon a shield, saltire wise, the sails of a
windmill. Between the sails, in chief a beaver, in base a beaver, and on each
flank a flour barrel.
- Supporters: Dexter, a
sailor, his right arm bent, and holding in his right hand a plummet; his left
arm bent, his left hand resting on the top of the shield; above his right
shoulder, a cross-staff. Sinister, an Indian of Manhattan, his right arm bent,
his right hand resting on top of the shield, his left hand holding the upper
end of a bow, the lower end of which rests on the ground. Shield and
supporters rest upon a horizontal laurel branch.
- Date: Beneath the
horizontal laurel branch the date 1625, being the year of the establishment of
New Amsterdam.
- Crest: An American eagle
with wings displayed, upon a hemisphere.
- Legend: Upon a ribbon
encircling the lower half of the design the words "Sigillum Civitatis Novi
Eboraci," meaning Seal of the City of New York.
- The whole is encircled by a laurel wreath. The City Clerk is the custodian of the City Seal.
The Official City Flag
Description: A flag combining the colors orange, white and blue arranged in perpendicular bars of equal dimensions (the blue being nearest to the flagstaff) with the standard design of the seal of the city in blue upon the middle, or white bar, bearing the number 1625, which colors shall be the same as those of the flag of the United Netherlands in use in the year sixteen hundred twenty-five.
The Mayor's Flag
Description: The same in design as the official flag of the City, except that upon the middle or white bar, and above the design of the seal in a semicircle, there shall be five blue five-pointed stars, typifying the five boroughs of the City. The dimensions of such flag are 33 inches by 44 inches.
The Councilmanic Flag
Description: The same in design as the official flag of the City, except that upon the middle or white bar there shall be below the design of the seal, in a straight line, the word "Council;" the dimensions of such flag is the same as the standard size of flags used for state and parade occasions.
- The History of the Green Book
- Green Book Trivia
- Important NYC Dates
- Mayors of the City of New York
- City Seal and Flag
