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Neel

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New York Sign Question
« on: July 01, 2010, 03:03:21 AM »
I just got back from a trip to NJ & NY and I was wondering.....what does the outline of the New York state shield represent? I tried to find the answer online but couldn't. Looks like some colonial related design??


And as far as NJ...just an observation: They put state and US shield with the black background on their overhead signs. Never seen that before. I think it would look cleaner if they just put the shield without the black background, maybe as a cutout (like in California).
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Re: New York Sign Question
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2010, 07:44:22 AM »
Quote from: Neel on July 01, 2010, 03:03:21 AM
I just got back from a trip to NJ & NY and I was wondering.....what does the outline of the New York state shield represent? I tried to find the answer online but couldn't. Looks like some colonial related design??
The State Seal of New York.

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Re: New York Sign Question
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2010, 09:22:24 AM »
Quote from: Neel on July 01, 2010, 03:03:21 AM
I just got back from a trip to NJ & NY and I was wondering.....what does the outline of the New York state shield represent? I tried to find the answer online but couldn't. Looks like some colonial related design??


And as far as NJ...just an observation: They put state and US shield with the black background on their overhead signs. Never seen that before. I think it would look cleaner if they just put the shield without the black background, maybe as a cutout (like in California).


I never knew what the shields represented either until I looked closely at a NY welcome sign. Most of them have the state shield on it, and a few of them actually have the outline around the perimiter of the shield making the same shape as the ones on their state highway signs. Keep a look out for welcome signs.

As for NJ, I like the black background. It's unique... well, as unique as it can get being that NJ still uses a generic circle!
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Re: New York Sign Question
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 09:43:32 PM »
The New York symbol is the outline of the "excelsior" picture. It's on the NY State Police arm patch too. You might find it on a NY State government website.
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Re: New York Sign Question
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 11:23:07 PM »
The shield of New York is a simplified version of the central device on the State's flag:

http://www.iloveny.com/kids/nys_symbols.asp
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