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The cross shows NJ's heritage as an English colony; the colors, buff and blue, are used on NJ's current flag and are taken from the uniforms of American soldiers in the Revolutionary War. They are also vaguely reminiscent of the Swedish flag, alluding to New Jersey's original colonization by the Swedes. Centered over the cross is the state's shield in red, with simplified white plows. The red shield and white plows enhance visibility and establish a color scheme of red white and blue, pointing to New Jersey's membership in the union. The shade of red I chose was also taken from Revolutionary War era uniforms.
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NJ is my native state, so this one is a little personal, especially because people (wrongly!) dump on New Jersey all the time. I know the NJ Turnpike goes past some ugly, smelly heavy industry, and Jersey Shore was definitely not what I'd regard as good publicity, but it's a great state. Nice beaches, top notch universities, it's right between to great cities, it has mountains to hike in in the north, 1.1 million acres of Pine Barrens to explore in the south, and it's got all these things packed into a very manageable piece of real estate. New Jersey is also one of the most prosperous states in the nation. Oh, and according to a recent study [link], NJ has the least corrupt state government, so that's another feather in its cap (or plow on its shield or whatever). This great little state deserves a better flag!