File:Seal of New York.svg

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Description

English: The seal of the U.S. state of New York.

Date

First Great Seal was created in 1777; the previous version used was created in 1882.^[1] As of 2020, the recent version features "E pluribus unum."^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Source

English: Own work, center image extracted from N.Y. flag, and altered to fit the seal.

This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:

Flag of New York.svg.

Author

State of New York

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:01, 17 June 2021	2,667 × 2,660 (1.59 MB)	VulpesVulpes42	Reverted to version as of 14:07, 16 April 2021 (UTC) Oops, seems like the improved version did get uploaded separately, after which it got further improved and corrected. Would be silly to have this as a duplicate file. My bad!
	06:46, 17 June 2021	383 × 382 (1.2 MB)	VulpesVulpes42	Reverted to version as of 14:48, 15 April 2021 (UTC) But there was an explanation, that being "Proper vector file". The version that you reverted to is not a proper SVG, please see Template:FakeSVG.
	14:07, 16 April 2021	2,667 × 2,660 (1.59 MB)	TheLionHasSeen	Reverted to version as of 21:37, 24 January 2021 (UTC) Such a radical change of the file without explanation. Should probably be uploaded to a new file, rather than as a new version of this one. Commons:Overwriting existing files.
	14:48, 15 April 2021	383 × 382 (1.2 MB)	Fenn-O-maniC	Proper vector file, redrawn based on https://www.dos.ny.gov/kids_room/kids_coa.html
	21:37, 24 January 2021	2,667 × 2,660 (1.59 MB)	TheLionHasSeen	Color correction.
	05:56, 25 December 2020	2,667 × 2,660 (1.64 MB)	TheLionHasSeen	This is an attempt at adding the new coat of arms of New York State onto the file. Please assist in the correction of anything possible. Thanks.
	21:42, 6 November 2020	383 × 382 (946 KB)	Nv7801	fix border
	21:38, 6 November 2020	383 × 382 (945 KB)	Nv7801	SVG Version
	22:20, 27 June 2020	1,369 × 1,365 (859 KB)	TheLionHasSeen	This is the updated seal of the U.S. state of New York, as provided via the following articles: # https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/albany/2020/01/14/andrew-cuomo-change-new-york-state-flag-seal/4435871002/ # https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2020/01/gov-cuomo-seeks-to-change-138-year-old-ny-state-flag.html The new seal and coat of arms may also be seen on current live coverage of COVID-19 by the governor.
	23:21, 30 March 2011	383 × 382 (297 KB)	Fry1989	flowers