The Front of the Bill pictures George Clinton, the first governor of the State of New York. The bill's denomination, 1788, is the year that the state entered the Union as the 11th of the Original 13 Colonies. The actual date of admission, 7/26/1788, is encoded in the serial number within NY, the abbreviation for the state. Albany, NY is shown as the capital city. The Back of the Bill pictures the Bluebird as the state bird, the Rose as the state flower, the Sugar Maple as the state tree, and the Beaver. The U.S. Commemorative Quarter Dollar for the State of New York is pictured, and the state nickname, The Empire State, is shown.