Seal of New York City be duplicated across city departments as an official symbol. With the exception of changing the year from 1664 to 1625, the official seal has remained in use ever since. An alternate version of the seal, without the Latin legend, is found on the city flag. Seal of New York City The seal of New York City, designed in 1915 and adapted from an earlier form dating back in 1686, bears the legend which means simply "The Seal of the City of New York": "Eboracum" was the Roman name for York in Latin, the titular seat of James II as Duke
Pontifical Academy for Latin Pontifical Academy for Latin The Pontifical Academy for Latin () is the eleventh and newest pontifical academy. Headquartered in the Vatican City, it was established for the promotion and appreciation of the Latin language and culture. The Academy replaces the Latinitas Foundation and is linked to the Pontifical Council for Culture on which it depends. It was founded on 10 November 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI with the motu proprio "Latina Lingua", with a view to preserve and spread knowledge of the different versions of modern and ancient Latin, including and emphasizing, but by no means limited to, ecclesiastical Latin