New Jersey State Flag

Below the 25-star flag is the state flag of New Jersey. This flag, the official state flag since 1777, boasts the coat of arms of the State of New Jersey as the central motif. It depicts a shield with three plows - representative of New Jersey’s agricultural tradition, a forward-facing helmet, a horse's head as the crest of the helmet, and the female figures Liberty and Ceres, the goddess of agriculture. Liberty is holding a staff supporting a "liberty cap", a hat that became  associated with freedom after the French Revolution; Ceres is holding an overflowing cornucopia to signify the bounty of “the Garden State.” The streamer at the foot of the emblem contains the State Motto of New Jersey, "Liberty and Prosperity", and the year of statehood, 1776.