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On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that officially designates the Seeing Eye dog as the state dog of New Jersey. On August 7, 2023, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, in his capacity as acting governor, signed a bill designating cranberry juice as New Jersey's state juice.
The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the State Motto of New Jersey, "Liberty and Prosperity", and the year of statehood, 1776. It was originally designed by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere in 1777 and was modified slightly in 1928. The seal is the central motif in the flag of New Jersey and the great seal of the state of New Jersey.
At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km 2 ), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area, but with close to 9.3 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, its highest decennial count ever, it ranks 11th in population. The state capital is Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark.
Washington does not have known official state colors. No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated). Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since 1925.
Pages in category "Symbols of New Jersey". The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of New Jersey state symbols.
Current territory flags. These are the current official flags of the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States. Dates in parentheses denote when the territory's current flag was adopted by its respective political body. [citation needed] Flag of American Samoa. (April 17, 1960) Flag of Guam.
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783. State of New Jersey since 1776. Eleventh state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed November 26, 1778. Third State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on December 18, 1787.
The New Jersey Portal. The flag of New Jersey. New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is the most densely populated of all 50 U.S. states, and is situated at the center of the Northeast megalopolis. New Jersey is bordered on its north and east by New York state; on its east ...
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