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The seal of the '' was the Roman name for York, the titular seat of James II As Duke Of York . The two supporters represent the unity between native American and colonist, the four windmill sails recall the city's Dutch history as New Amsterdam , and the beavers and flour barrels the city's earliest trade goods (see History Of New York City ). The crest over the seal is the American eagle added after the Revolution and at the bottom the date, 1625, of the founding of the city.