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The Great Seal of New York was first established in 1777 to act
as the official seal of the state. In 1778 a second form was
completed that included a a full coat of arms. In 1882 a final
law was adopted describing the seal as designed in 1778.
New York's seal features the state's official Coat of Arms
encircled by the words "The Great Seal of the State of New
York". The Coat of Arms is crested by an American eagle, wings
outstretched. The eagle stands upon a globe, showing the North
Atlantic Ocean.
The female figures of Liberty and Justice stand upon a scroll
that proclaims "Excelsior", or "Ever Upward". Liberty and
Justice frame a scene of two ships on a river, with the sun
gloriously rising above the mountains. |