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File:Seal of Borough of Queens.svg

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English: Seal of the Borough of Queens, which is identical to the art at the center of the Queens flag, the only exceptions being the banner at the bottom with the year 1898, the year of the borough's consolidation into the City of New York, and the crown placed at the top-center, paying honor to Catherine of Braganza for whom the borough derived its name. The wampum ring represents the Lenape people who used to collect the shells to make it on these shores, when the land was known as "Sewanacky", the "island of seashells". This feature differs from other versions which appear with a red outline; the outline is neither codified in the official design description or shown in the original artwork and appears to have been added later from the stitching of some flags. The tulip represents the Dutch settlers while the Tudor rose represents the English. This version is based on renditions by the Queens County Court and archived web material from CFW Flags and the Borough's website, with the tulip and tudor rose based on the original 1913 flag artwork. Oftentimes the tudor rose is reproduced by the Borough government erroneously with 4 petals, the product of some clerical or administrative error.
Date 2016-12-28, original c. 1913
Source Own work, based on seals present from CTW Flags and Queens County Court Seal
Author Simtropolitan
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Insignia This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

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current03:03, 14 August 2022Thumbnail for version as of 03:03, 14 August 2022313 × 321 (150 KB)Smasongarrisonslimmed down with svgomg // Editing SVG source code using c:User:Rillke/SVGedit.js
18:17, 23 July 2020Thumbnail for version as of 18:17, 23 July 2020313 × 321 (338 KB)SimtropolitanTulip gradient to match original artwork
01:15, 29 December 2016Thumbnail for version as of 01:15, 29 December 2016313 × 321 (291 KB)Simtropolitan{{Information |Description ={{en|1=Seal of the Borough of Queens, which is identical to the art at the center of the Queens flag, the only exceptions being the banner at the bottom with the year 1898, the year of the borough's consolidation into the...

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