Flag of Albany, New York

Flag of Albany, New York
UseCivil flag
Proportion3:4
Adopted1912
DesignA tricolour of orange, white and blue with the former containing the coat of arms of Albany

The flag of Albany, New York consists of a tricolour of orange, white and blue with the former containing the coat of arms of Albany, as designed in 1789. The flag is based on Prince's Flag as flown by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), for which Hudson sailed in 1609.

The flag was designed in 1909 as part of the tricentennial celebration of Henry Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River, but was not adopted until 1912 by the Albany Common Council. The banner has received a 5.2 rating by the North American Vexillological Association, ranking 34th out of 150 flags in the latter's 2004 survey.