{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 52:2-1","heading":"Description of great seal of state","body":"The great seal of this state shall be engraved on silver, which shall be round, of two and a half inches in diameter and three-eighths of an inch thick;   the arms shall be three ploughs in an escutcheon, azure; supporters, Liberty  and Ceres.  The Goddess Liberty to carry in her dexter hand a pole, proper,  surmounted by a cap gules, with band azure at the bottom, displaying on the  band six stars, argent;  tresses falling on shoulders, proper;  head bearing  over all a chaplet of laurel leaves, vert; overdress, tenne; underskirt,  argent;  feet sandaled, standing on scroll. Ceres:  Same as Liberty, save  overdress, gules;  holding in left hand a cornucopia, or, bearing apples, plums  and grapes surrounded by leaves, all proper;  head bearing over all a chaplet  of wheat spears, vert.  Shield surmounted by sovereign's helmet, six bars, or;   wreath and mantling, argent and azure. Crest:  A horse's head, proper.   Underneath the shield and supporting the goddesses, a scroll azure, bordered  with tenne, in three waves or folds;  on the upper folds the words  \"Liberty  and Prosperity\" ; on the under fold in Arabic numerals, the figures  \"1776\" .   These words to be engraved round the arms, viz.,  \"The Great Seal of the State  of New Jersey\" .","path":["TITLE 52 STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"9b4c7d8ec5508cef9fac685e0ef17473e1677a24da9a3e4067e8925dc68d4132","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-1-1.3","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-52-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}