The old seal (with the 1664 date) is hard to find, but about a year ago, I saw it on the base of a flagpole in Central Park. I KNOW I have a digital photo here ... somewhere ... but will return to take another and post it. Has anyone else seen it -- near the West 72nd Street entrance on low-rising hill?
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Showing posts with label NYC seal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NYC seal. Show all posts
Monday, January 2, 2012
Thursday, January 27, 2011
New York City's Seals
In Central Park, there is still one example of the old seal of New York City, which looks like this:
from Seal and flag of the city of New York: authorized by the committee appointed by the mayor to commemorate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the installation of the first mayor ... Edited by John B. Pine. In the public domain; on Google Books.
The relatively new seal bears the date 1625. You can see it on many municipal buildings, on wikipedia.com (copyright protected), and on NYC licenses.
Heraldists and historians: Why was the date changed? Do you know the answer?
Do you know where the old seal appears in Central Park?
Post here -- and stay tuned for a great story.
from Seal and flag of the city of New York: authorized by the committee appointed by the mayor to commemorate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the installation of the first mayor ... Edited by John B. Pine. In the public domain; on Google Books.
The relatively new seal bears the date 1625. You can see it on many municipal buildings, on wikipedia.com (copyright protected), and on NYC licenses.
Heraldists and historians: Why was the date changed? Do you know the answer?
Do you know where the old seal appears in Central Park?
Post here -- and stay tuned for a great story.
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