Trenton's flag is divided into two halves: blue at the hoist and gold at the fly, with the municipal seal in gold at the center. The seal has a white field bordered by an ornate blue ring, with a blue shield containing three sheaves of wheat (2 above 1) in buff at the center.
Since 1909, blue and gold have been the city's official colors, while buff is a traditional New Jersey color dating back to the 1700s, the color of the New Jersey Continental Army uniforms during the Revolution.
The Battle of Trenton (December 26, 1776) was a turning point: Washington crossed the frozen Delaware River and attacked the Hessians at dawn, winning a critical victory that revived the Patriot cause.
But Trenton's identity is industrial. The bridge crossing the Delaware bears the legendary slogan: "TRENTON MAKES, THE WORLD TAKES." Ceramics, wire, rubber, cables, Trenton made everything. Industry declined, but the slogan remains, and the simple two-color flag proclaims the capital's revolutionary and industrial history.