The flag of New York is the coat of arms on a solid blue background and the state seal of New York is the coat of arms surrounded by the words 'The Great Seal of the State of New York.' The shield displays a masted ship and a sloop on the Hudson River (symbols of inland and foreign commerce), bordered by a grassy shore and a mountain range in the background with the smiling sun rising behind it. The unheraldic nature of the Hudson River landscape reveals the modern origin of the design. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)