New Jersey's official state flag
was adopted on March 26, 1896.
The flag has a buff (light yellow-brown) background;
this is the color of part of the uniform selected
by General George Washington in 1779 for his New
Jersey Continental Line. Part of the state seal
(which was designed by Pierre Eugene de Simitiere
in 1777) is in the center, along with a blue shield
with three plows in it. On the sides of the shield
are the goddess of liberty (holding a staff and
the cap of freedom) and the goddess of agriculture
(holding a cornucopia filled with food). Above
this is the head armor of a knight, a horse's
head, and blue filigrees. Below are the words
Liberty and Prosperity and the date 1776. The
goddesses symbolize liberty and prosperity.
Capital: Trenton
Nickname: Garden State
Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
Flower: Purple Violet (1913)
New Jersey was the 3rd state in the USA; it
was admitted in 1787.
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