Seal of New York (state)
| Great Seal of the State of New York | |
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| Armiger | State of New York |
| Adopted | 1882 |
| Supporters | Liberty and Justice |
| Motto | Excelsior, E Pluribus Unum |
| Earlier version(s) | |
| Use | Former Seal of New York used in 1901 until 2020 |
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| Coat of arms of the State of New York | |
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| Versions | |
Historical coat of arms, illustrated (1876) | |
| Armiger | State of New York |
| Adopted | 1778 |
| Supporters | Liberty and Justice |
| Motto | Excelsior, E Pluribus Unum |
| Earlier version(s) | |
| Use | Coat of Arms of New York used in 1896 until addition of second motto in 2020 |
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The state seal of New York features the state arms (officially adopted in 1778) surrounded by the words "The Great Seal of the State of New York". A banner below shows the New York State motto Excelsior, Latin for "Ever Upward", and the secondary motto E Pluribus Unum, Latin for "Out of Many, One"—adopted in 2020.
Allegorical figures of Liberty (left) and Justice (right) support the shield and an American eagle spreads its wings above on a world globe. Liberty's left foot treads on a crown, a symbol of freedom from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and holds a staff topped with a Phrygian Cap, a symbol of freedom and the pursuit of liberty. Justice is blindfolded and holds a sword in one hand and a scale in the other, symbolizing impartiality and fairness.
The center shield displays a masted ship and a sloop on the Hudson River (symbols of inland and foreign commerce) bordered by a grassy shore and a mountain range with the sun rising behind it.