Jul 16, 2016 · Learn about the symbols of Boston, and how we display them. The City flag is a Continental blue and buff. The flag is five-feet long and three-and-a-half-feet wide, or within that ratio. The center of the flag features the City seal surrounded by two white rings.

Above the shield is the state military crest: a bent arm holding a broadsword aloft. The sword has its blade up, to remind that it was through the American Revolution that independence was won. The current form of the 1780 seal was adopted in 1890, …

It was designed by John R. Penniman (c.1782-1841), New England's most famous flag painter, and consists of a view of the City, including the Massachusetts State House, with ships in the harbor in the foreground.

The black shield bears three Princes Coronets representing the three large landowners of Boston in 1568, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Suffolk and the Duke of Brittany. The crest shows a woolpack and ram are showing that Boston was a staple town for wool.

Jun 26, 2024 · Boston has several symbols that represent the city’s rich history and culture. Some of the key symbols include: The City Seal. The official seal of Boston, adopted in 1914, is a circular image that features a view of the City of Boston.

The City can display or carry the flag at official occasions when the mayor is present. The flag is flown at City Hall and at the Boston Common along with the national flag.

The flag of Boston consists of a sky blue field and the seal of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in the center. The flag is sometimes flown in a darker shade of blue, more of a turquoise. It was designed in 1913 and adopted by the Boston City Council on January 29, 1917.

The arms of the Archdiocese of Boston are composed of a blue field on which are placed a gold (yellow) cross fleurettée, that is a Latin cross the arms of which are decorated on the ends with fleurs-de-lis.

May 6, 2023 · Designed by John R. Penniman (New England's most famous flag painter of the 'golden era'), it consists of a view of the City, including the Massachusetts State House, and ships in the harbor in the foreground depicted in dark blue on white.

May 9, 2019 · It’s the University’s coat of arms, or crest, a “distinctly different symbol with its own history,” explains Daryl Healea (STH’01, Wheelock’10), CAS assistant dean of curriculum and enrollment services, whose dissertation was on Daniel L. Marsh (STH’08, Hon.’53), the University’s fourth president.