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Suffolk County, New York (U.S.)

County flag
Suffolk County Historical Society
Suffolk County Police Department

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County Flag

Suffolk County's flag (yellow seal on blue) can be seen on a photo at http://www.libba.com/fred_towle.htm.
Dov Gutterman, 17 December 2002

The seal's interior has a "figure of an ox" (and not a bull, contrary to popular belief) with the slogan "FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE" on the bottom. The ring says "SUFFOLK COUNTY SEAL" on the top and "NEW YORK" on the bottom and is surrounded by a garland. I know of two versions of the flag. The one I'm familiar with when I was a kid had the seal's design in yellow on a navy blue field similar to the navy blue used for New York State's own flag. The second (which I believe is now the current version) has the seal design in navy blue on a yellow disk, which in turn is on a sky blue field. I am also aware of a variant used by the Police Department which is like the first version of the flag, except that the ring says "POLICE DEPARTMENT" at the top and "SUFFOLK COUNTY NEW YORK" on the bottom.

I am also aware of a seal used by the Suffolk County Legislature that depicts a plow in its interior. I am not aware of it being used on any flag, however.

Peter W. Guerin, 22 February 2004

Mr. Guerin is correct, the blue of the field on the Suffolk Co. flag is lighter than that of the New York State flag. However, I wouldn't describe it as sky-blue; it seems more of a medium blue to me. An image of the county flag is at http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/8