Coat of arms of Albany, New York

Coat of arms of Albany, New York
Armiger	Civic
Adopted	1789
Crest	A sloop with three sails and a blue flag
Torse	Argent and   gules
Shield	Party per fess argent and gules: Upper section: a tree prostrate being gnawed by a beaver on a silver background Lower section: two sheaves of wheat on a red background
Supporters	A European farmer on the left and an American Indian on the right
Motto	Assiduity
Use	Seal of Albany, Flag of Albany

The coat of arms of Albany, New York, is the heraldic symbol representing the city of Albany, the capital of the U.S. state of New York. The coat of arms is rarely seen by itself; it is almost always used in the city seal or on the city flag. The current coat of arms was adopted in 1789, although prior to that it was significantly simpler, ranging from stylized lettering to a caricature of a beaver. Included in the coat of arms are references to Albany's agricultural and fur-trading past. It is supported by a white man and an American Indian and is crested by a sloop. The coat of arms is meant to represent the "symbols of industry and its rewards to man and beast on land and sea".^[1]