Changes: New York

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This page is about New York State. There is another page for New York City.

On April 8, 1896, the New York state legislature adopted a law making the coat of arms on a buff field the official state flag. The buff field was chosen because Major Asa Gardiner, the main proponent of the flag, argued that it should be of the facing color of uniform worn by troops. George Washington had ordered that troops from New York and New Jersey serving in the Continental Army wear buff facings. However, the buff flag was unpopular, since the actual and more familiar custom at the time was for military flags to be blue with the coat of arms, as they had been for New York troops during and before the Civil War. Thus, the legislature changed the field from buff to blue by a law enacted on April 2, 1901.

The coat of arms as depicted on the flag has several minor differences from that on the state seal, or as it is shown in paintings for non-flag use. These are mainly in the treatment of the sun (squared off rays, no face on the disk) and in the simplification of the color palette for flag manufacture. [Text from FotW]

The coat of arms of the state flag was adopted in 1778 and the present flag is a modern version of a Revolutionary War regimental flag. The original is at the Albany Institute of History & Art.

In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 U.S. state, U.S. territorial, and Canadian provincial flags. After the survey was completed, NAVA members chose the flag of New York to be ranked 53rd out of the 72.

In April 2020, the flag was modified to include "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on the coat of arms after the passing of the 2021 State Budget.

Proposals for a new flag of New York State[]

Shown below are various designs that have been proposed for a new New York State flag.

Additional Flags of New York[]

Symbolism[]

The Prinsenvlag[]

A large number of designs use the colors orange, white, and blue. These come from the Prinsenvlag (Prince's Flag), a Dutch flag first used in the Dutch Revolt during the late 16th century. The colors were first used by Prince William the Silent of Orange-Nassau. It served as the flag of the Netherlands until it was gradually replaced by the present design, with red instead of orange, in the mid-1600s. This is relevant to New York because the colony was founded by the Netherlands. It was called New Amsterdam from 1614 to 1674. New York City and Albany both use municipal flags based on the Prinsenvlag as a way to commemorate this colonial heritage.

The White Rose of York[]

The White Rose of York is a white heraldic rose which was adopted in the 14th century as an heraldic badge of the royal House of York. In modern times it is used more broadly as a symbol of the county of Yorkshire. New York takes its name from James, Duke of York, later King James II of England. In flag redesigns, the White Rose is intended to commemorate this connection.

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 In 2001, the {{w|North American Vexillological Association}} surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 U.S. state, U.S. territorial, and Canadian provincial flags. After the survey was completed, NAVA members chose the flag of New York to be ranked 53rd out of the 72.
+In April 2020, the flag was modified to include "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on the coat of arms after the passing of the 2021 State Budget.
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 ==Proposals for a new flag of New York State==
 Shown below are various designs that have been proposed for a new New York State flag.
 <gallery widths="200" bordercolor="#000000">
 New York Flag Proposal Marmocet 1.svg|NY Flag Proposal "Marmocet 1"
 New York Flag Proposal Marmocet 2.svg|NY Flag Proposal "Marmocet 2"
+l5akvr3fzez.png|Proposed NY redesign by Ecashman
 Proposed Flag of NY Jack Expo.png|NY Flag Proposal "Jack Expo"
 Proposed Flag of NY Lord Grattan.png|NY Flag Proposal "Lord Grattan 1"
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 NY Flag Proposal VoronX 1.png|NY Flag Proposal "VoronX 1"
 NY Flag Proposal VoronX 2.png|NY Flag Proposal "VoronX 2"
-p-ny.png|NY Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
+P-ny.png|NY Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
 NY Flag Proposal Usacelt.PNG|NY Flag Proposal "Usacelt"
 NY Flag Proposal Saul Zulske.png|NY Flag Proposal "Saul Zulske"
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 NY Flag Proposal BigRed618.png|NY Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
 New York State Flag Proposal Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 30 SEP 2014 at 1327hrs cst.png|New York State Flag Proposal Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 20 SEP 2014 at 1327hrs cst
-US-NY flag proposal Hans 1.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usn|d=Dec 2013|n=1|more=1}}
 US-NY flag proposal Hans 5.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usn|d=Oct 2016|n=5|more=1}}
 US-NY flag proposal Hans 7.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usn|d=Dec 2019|n=7|more=1}}
 US-NY flag proposal Hans 8.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usn|d=Dec 2019|n=8|more=1}}
 US-NY flag proposal Hans 9.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usn|d=Dec 2019|n=9|more=1}}
+US-NY flag proposal Hans 11.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usn|d=Sep 2020|n=11|more=1}}
+US-NY flag proposal Hans 12.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usn|d=Mar 2021|n=12|more=1}}
 New York.png|New York State Flag Simplistic Proposal. The Statue of Liberty’s crown has five points for the five states bordering the state and for New York City’s five boroughs. The red and white backwards “L” is a nod to the Union Jack and a reminder of what we can do when we band together. By Ed Mitchell. 2013.
-newyork.png|New York State Flag Proposal. 50 Stars to represent the United States and drawn from the Jack of the United States, the Cross of St. George with the four lion are from the flag and arms of the City of York in Northern England, the White Rose of the House of York and of Yorkshire with the crown of Libertas (the lady of the Statue of Liberty). Proposal by Nathaniel Tang 06 JUNE 2015 at 23:07 UTC
+Newyork.png|New York State Flag Proposal. 50 Stars to represent the United States and drawn from the Jack of the United States, the Cross of St. George with the four lion are from the flag and arms of the City of York in Northern England, the White Rose of the House of York and of Yorkshire with the crown of Libertas (the lady of the Statue of Liberty). Proposal by Nathaniel Tang 06 JUNE 2015 at 23:07 UTC
-newyork2.png|New York State Flag Proposal. 50 Stars to represent the United States and drawn from the Jack of the United States, the Cross of St. George with the four lion are from the flag and arms of the City of York in Northern England, the White Rose of the House of York and of Yorkshire with the crown of Libertas (the lady of the Statue of Liberty), and the orange representing the Dutch who first colonized Manhatten. Proposal by Nathaniel Tang 08 JUNE 2015 at 01:15 UTC
+Newyork2.png|New York State Flag Proposal. 50 Stars to represent the United States and drawn from the Jack of the United States, the Cross of St. George with the four lion are from the flag and arms of the City of York in Northern England, the White Rose of the House of York and of Yorkshire with the crown of Libertas (the lady of the Statue of Liberty), and the orange representing the Dutch who first colonized Manhatten. Proposal by Nathaniel Tang 08 JUNE 2015 at 01:15 UTC
-newyork3.png|New York State Flag Proposal. Pre-1801 Union Flag combined with the Dutch Prince's Flag. Proposal by Nathaniel Tang 08 JUNE 2015 at 01:40 UTC
+Newyork3.png|New York State Flag Proposal. Pre-1801 Union Flag combined with the Dutch Prince's Flag. Proposal by Nathaniel Tang 08 JUNE 2015 at 01:40 UTC
-File:US-NY flag proposal Achaley.jpg|New York flag proposal by Achaley
+US-NY flag proposal Achaley.jpg|New York flag proposal by Achaley
-File:US-NY flag proposal Paris1871 1.png|New York flag proposal 1 by Paris1871 ([https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/3qp2x6/flag_for_new_york_state/ Reddit])
+US-NY flag proposal Paris1871 1.png|New York flag proposal 1 by Paris1871 ([https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/3qp2x6/flag_for_new_york_state/ Reddit])
-File:US-NY flag proposal Paris1871 2.png|New York flag proposal 2 by Paris1871
+US-NY flag proposal Paris1871 2.png|New York flag proposal 2 by Paris1871
-File:US-NY flag proposal Paris1871 4.png|New York flag proposal 4 by Paris1871
+US-NY flag proposal Paris1871 4.png|New York flag proposal 4 by Paris1871
 NewYork5theye.png|NY flag proposal by 5thEye
-new york flag TMD.png|New York Flag Proposal by TMD
+New york flag TMD.png|New York Flag Proposal by TMD
 Oir.png|New York Flag Proposal by Whiskrebellion, inspired by that of Stephen Richard Barlow.
-NewYorkStateRedesign.png|New York State Flag Proposal by ColiopKolchovo
 NYS bare.png|"Official Blue and Gold Colors" New York City is orange but the state is gold on blue - no fuss - related much more to the Stars and Stripes with 11 for the order of admission. Design by Rotten Ali.
 NY-schubert.png|NY flag proposal by [https://www.facebook.com/fabioenrique.dominguezschubert Fabio Schubert]
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 Screenshot 2018-07-20 at 10.48.28.png|Inspired by SonofSibir's design. The green and blue represents the east coast. The white pyramid represents the NYC skyline, with the rising East sun atop it, also representing the Statue of Liberty. By Dmitri McDonald, 2018.
 Screenshot 2018-07-20 at 10.50.04.png|Alternate version of my other design, without the green, also inspired by SonofSibir's design. By Dmitri McDonald, 2018.
-NY Redesign by Moraisdethiago.png|Redegin by [[User:SimplisticFlags|SimplisticFlags]]. Modification on alternateuniverse proposal. ([[User:SimplisticFlags/Flag Proposals/American States#New York|details]])
 IrqFlagA.png|Using Elements from Dutch "Prince's Flag" and Iroquois "Hiawatha Belt". Dimensions from New flag of Mauritania. Design by [[User:avrand|avrand]]. 1 of 3
 IrqFlagB.png|Using Elements from Dutch "Prince's Flag" and Iroquois "Hiawatha Belt". Dimensions from New flag of Mauritania. Design by [[User:avrand|avrand]]. 2 of 3
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 Kryphex plus voron.png|Winning design by Reddit user Kryphex with added stripes by Voron E L Xarya.
 New York New Flag.png|NY Flag Proposal "apollohawkridge"
-NY_PNG.png|My version of a design by ColiopKolchovo. The basic elements of the flag depict the sun rising behind the Hudson River. The orange stars above reference the allegory figures Liberty and Justice in the state’s seal, while the blue star references the eagle and globe. Seven straight rays of the sun mirror the points of the Statue of Liberty’s crown, with the total of thirteen rays reference the state’s status as an original colony. The blue and orange colors are tied to the state’s Dutch and British colonial heritage. Posted by Preston Knapp [https://vexillology.fandom.com/wiki/User:Preston_Knapp]
+NY PNG.png|My version of a design by ColiopKolchovo. The basic elements of the flag depict the sun rising behind the Hudson River. The orange stars above reference the allegory figures Liberty and Justice in the state’s seal, while the blue star references the eagle and globe. Seven straight rays of the sun mirror the points of the Statue of Liberty’s crown, with the total of thirteen rays reference the state’s status as an original colony. The blue and orange colors are tied to the state’s Dutch and British colonial heritage. Posted by Preston Knapp [https://vexillology.fandom.com/wiki/User:Preston_Knapp]
 Proposal Flag of New York.svg|Proposal for a flag for New York (state). The colors are derived from the old flag: blue for freedom, yellow for justice, and green for the natural beauty of the state. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Dec 2019 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/US-NEA#New York|details]])
 Proposal Flag of New York 1.svg|Proposal for a flag for New York (state). The image and colors are derived from the shield that is central to the current flag. Depicted are sea, woods, air and sun. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Dec 2019 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/US-NEA#New York|details]])
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 NY807.png|([[User:Trevor807/Proposals|details]])
 NY.png|By RobLee9
+Flag of New York state (alt).png|The three stars represent Lady Liberty and Lady Justice on either side of the flag with the state of New York in the middle and also bear allusion to the state's coat of arms. Made by Ceasingmango426.
+New Flag For NY.PNG|Ultimate NY Flag Change
+New York State Flag Redesign (Updated).png|New York State flag redesign by ColiopKolchovo (Updated)
+Nyredesign.png|Redesign by [[User:SimplisticFlags|SimplisticFlags]]. January 2021. ([[User:SimplisticFlags/Flag Proposals/American States#New York|details]])
+Flag_-_2021-02-27T220123.837.png|New York State Flag Proposal- first made in February 2021 by [[User:WesleyMcPaper]]
+NY Flag Proposal Jeff Church.png|An attempt to reevaluate and expand the iconography used to symbolize NYS - Jeff Church. November 2023 [[User:LetDogsVote#New York|[Details]]]
+File: Italyflagcribs NY State flag redesign.jpeg  |New York State Flag Redesign by [[User:Italyflagscrib|Italyflagscrib]]
+New York Redesign by DQ.png|The eleven stripes represent New York being the 11th state in the Union, the colors evoke the Dutch that formed the predecessor of New York, New Amsterdam and the five stars represent the natives, the British colonists, the United States, the Dutch settlers, and the French traders.
 </gallery>
+==Additional Flags of New York==
+<gallery widths="200" bordercolor="#000000">
+Flag of Borough of the Bronx.svg.png
+Flag of Brooklyn, New York.svg.png
+px-Flag of Queens, New York.svg.png
+</gallery>
+==Symbolism==
+===The Prinsenvlag===
+[[File:Prinsenvlag.png|thumb]]
+A large number of designs use the colors orange, white, and blue. These come from the Prinsenvlag (Prince's Flag), a Dutch flag first used in the Dutch Revolt during the late 16th century. The colors were first used by Prince William the Silent of Orange-Nassau. It served as the flag of the Netherlands until it was gradually replaced by the present design, with red instead of orange, in the mid-1600s. This is relevant to New York because the colony was founded by the Netherlands. It was called New Amsterdam from 1614 to 1674. New York City and Albany both use municipal flags based on the Prinsenvlag as a way to commemorate this colonial heritage.
+===The White Rose of York===
+[[File:WhiteRose ofYork Symmetric.png|thumb]]
+The White Rose of York is a white heraldic rose which was adopted in the 14th century as an heraldic badge of the royal House of York. In modern times it is used more broadly as a symbol of the county of Yorkshire. New York takes its name from James, Duke of York, later King James II of England. In flag redesigns, the White Rose is intended to commemorate this connection.
+{{New York}}
+{{United States}}
 [[Category:New York]]
 [[Category:United States state]]