The mark consists of 1) Arms: upon a shield, saltire wise, the sails of a windmill. Between the sails, in chief a beaver, in base a beaver, and on each flank a flour barrel; 2) Supporters: Dexter, a sailor, his right arm bent, his left arm bent, his left hand resting on the top of the shield, above his right shoulder a cross-staff. Sinister, an Indian of Manhattan, his right arm bent, his right hand resting on top of the shield, his left hand holding the upper end of a bow, and lower end of which rests on the ground. Shield and supporters resting upon a horizontal laurel branch; 3) Date: Beneath the horizontal laurel branch the date 1625 being the year of the establishment of New Amsterdam; 4) Crest: Upon a hemisphere, an American eagle with wings displayed; 5) Legend: Upon a ribbon encircling the lower half of the design, the words "Sigillum Civitatis Novi Eboraci"; 6) The whole circle is encircled by a laurel wreath.