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Bronx, New York (U.S.)

by Dave Martucci, 24 November 2002

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The flag of the Borough of Bronx is the Prinsenvlag (horizontal orange-white-blue) with in the centre the arms within a laurel wreath.
Mark Sensen, 3 June 1998

The Bronx borough flag was adopted in 1912. It is described as the Dutch colonial flag (the Prinsenvlag of orange, white, and blue horizontal stripes), with the addition of the Bronck family arms encircled by a laurel wreath denoting honor and fame. The shield shows the face of the sun with rays displayed rising from the sea, signifying peace, liberty, and commerce. The crest is an eagle with its wings "displayed" (actually expanded) on a hemisphere facing eastward, representing "the hope of the New World while not forgetting the Old." The motto is "Ne cede malis," meaning "Yield not to evil."
Joe McMillan, 5 June 2000

The Bronx (always "The Bronx", never just "Bronx") flies a flag of three horizontal orange-white-royal blue stripes with the Borough Seal on a white disc in the center, overlapping the upper and lower stripes. There are many variations in the seal design and colors and it appears there is no single official pattern. The design and colors I have used here is taken from the official Borough of the Bronx emblem, which has the seal with the orange, white and blue stripes BEHIND the center, within the wreath and the word "THE" arcing to the left of the globe in the crest and the word "BRONX" arcing to the right side of the globe. The known variations in design are:

The laurel leaves don't always touch at top, nor are they always depicted with fruit.
The sun sometimes has a face and sometimes doesn't; also it sometimes appears in a blue sky and ot