Description of seal
The seal shall be approximately two and one-quarter inches in diameter and shall consist of two concentric circles. The space between the outer and inner circles shall be colored azure blue. In the upper part of said space shall be inscribed in capital letters the words: "SEAL OF KINGS COUNTY," and in the lower part the words: "NEW YORK."
The interior of the inner circle shall have a white or plain background. Upon such background shall be superimposed a relief map of Kings county. The map shall be of orange color. It shall be subdivided by naming and delineating thereon the boundaries of the six original colonial towns which now comprise the county of Kings and by specifying thereon the date of settlement or legal establishment of each of such towns, namely: town of Flatlands, 1636; town of Gravesend, 1645; town of Brooklyn, 1646; town of Flatbush, 1652; town of New Utrecht, 1657; and town of Bushwick, 1660.
Above said map, inside the inner circle, shall be inscribed in capital letters the Dutch maxim: "EENDRAGHT MAAKT MAGT." The literal English translation of this maxim is: "Unity makes might." The meaning of this maxim is: "In union there is strength." The maxim was originally adopted by Peter Stuyvesant, the governor from sixteen hundred forty-six to sixteen hundred sixty-four of the New Netherlands in America. It also was inscribed upon the first flag of the city of Brooklyn.
Below said map, inside the inner circle, shall be inscribed in capital letters the words: "THE SIX ORIGINAL TOWNS."
The orange color of the map is intended to symbolize the "House of Orange" and to memorialize the Dutch who governed the New Netherlands (which included the said six original colonial towns) until sixteen hundred sixty-four, when they were occupied by the British.
Pictograph of seal
The following is an enlarged pictograph of said seal (the blue and orange coloring being omitted):
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N.Y. Jud. Law § 30-A