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The
flag
of the
State of New York
depicts two supporters:
Left:
Liberty
, with the Revolutionary imagery of a
Phrygian cap
raised on a Liberty pole
Right: blindfolded
Justice
, with
scaless
and
sword
.
The unheraldic nature of the
Hudson River
landscape reveals the modern origin of the
coat-of-arms
. The crest is an
eagle
surmounting a world
globe
. The motto
Excelsior
is derived from
Latin
, and means "upward."