Our Great State!
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Our Great State!
Our State Seal
Seal Facts• Francis Hopkins designed the seal in 1777• The helmet with its crest of a horse’s head means
NJ is a sovereign state (we make our own laws)• The woman on the left is Liberty. Her staff has a
liberty cap-another symbol of freedom.• The woman on the right is the Roman goddess,
Ceres. She represents agriculture and prosperity. She holds a cornucopia.
• The three horse-drawn plows on the shield, the horse's head on the helmet and the swirls of leaves symbolize NJ’s farming tradition.
• Our motto “Liberty and Prosperity” is written on the scroll at the bottom of the seal and the date (1776) NJ became a state.
STATE FLOWERVIOLET (1913)
THE STATE BIRDEASTERN GOLDFINCH (1935)
STATE ANIMALHORSE (1977)
STATE TREERED OAK (1950)
STATE FOLK DANCESQUARE DANCE (1983)
STATE DINOSAURHADROSAURUS FOULKII
(1991)
STATE SHELLKNOBBED WHELK (1995)
STATE INSECT (1974)
HONEY BEE
STATE FRUITBLUEBERRY (2004)
STATE FISHBROOK TROUT (1991)
NEW JERSEY STATE FLAG
State Coin
State Nickname:
The Garden State
Colors:
Buff and Jersey Blue
Other Information about New Jersey