General George Washington is responsible for the buff color in this flag as these were the Military colors used by the New Jersey troops during the war of independence. He chose Jersey blue and buff to distinguish his troops from those of the Dutch or Swedes that used blue and orange or blue and yellow. The horse on the shield stands for the state animal. The helmet shows that New Jersey governs itself. The two Goddesses represent the state motto. The goddess on the left is liberty and she is holding a staff with a liberty cap with the word liberty underneath her. The goddess on the right is Ceres, goddess of agriculture and she is holding a cornucopia with prosperity written below her. Between them is a blue shield with three plows referring to the nickname the "Garden State." The date 1776 refers to the Revolution in which New Jersey played a prominent part.

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