Flag of Missouri

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Missouri
tricolor of red, white, and blue, with the arms from the Great Seal of Missouri centered on the three bands. The Seal is bordered by a wide band of blue with 24 white stars.[a]
Designed byMarie Elizabeth Oliver

The flag of Missouri, often referred to as the Missouri flag, is the

Elliot Woolfolk Major signed the State flag act making it official.[citation needed
]

History

The design of the state flag has been modified officially once since 1861. The current version is the longest-used and has been in use since March 22, 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-22) (See infobox).[1]

First flag

Missouri
Flag of Missouri
UseState flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion5:6
AdoptedJune 5, 1861; 162 years ago (1861-06-05)
RelinquishedMay 11, 1865; 158 years ago (1865-05-11)[b]
DesignArms of Missouri in gold centered on a blue field.
Designed byRobert Wells (arms only)

Missouri did not have an official flag until Major-General Sterling Price, commander of the Missouri State Guard,[2] ordered on June 5, 1861:

Each

merino, 6 by 5 feet, with the Missouri coat-of-arms in gold gilt on each side.[3]

Flag Act of 1913

The Missouri state flag was designed and stitched in

state flags extensively. She wrote each state's secretary of state for information about how their state's flags had been designed and officially adopted. Her original design incorporated Missouri's coat of arms and was rendered as a painted paper flag by her friend Mary Kochitzky.[4]

The flag was brought to the

James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center in Jefferson City ever since.[4]

The Oliver-Leming House, also known as the Home of the Missouri State Flag, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[6]

Holcomb flag proposal Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag

Design

The flag is a tricolor consisting of three horizontal stripes of red, white and blue which resembles the flag of the

seal of Missouri, circled by a blue band containing 24 stars, symbolizing Missouri's admission as the 24th U.S. state.[1] The seal itself also contains 24 stars, and incorporates the Great Seal of the United States, which contains a further 13 stars, bringing the flag's grand total to 61 stars. The seal further includes the state motto, Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto, which translates from Latin as "The health (welfare, good, salvation, felicity) of the people should be the supreme law." The flag is described in Section 010.020 of Missouri's Revised Statutes. There are no known examples of mass-produced Missouri state flags in compliance with the RSMo due to the 7:12 proportions.[citation needed
]

It is one of two U.S. state flags to feature a bear, the other being the flag of

Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wyoming
.

In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 U.S. state, U.S. territorial and Canadian provincial flags. The Missouri flag ranked in the bottom 25, 48th out of the 72.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ There are a total of 61 stars on the flag, including the 37 on the state seal: 24 stars in the cloud above the helmet, and 13 stars in the included Great Seal of the United States.
  2. ^ On this date, Missouri Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson surrendered the State Guard's forces in Arkansas to Lieut. Col. Charles W. Davis, assistant provost marshal general for Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kids Page". mo.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  2. OCLC 970744690
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  3. ^ War Department; Davis, Maj. George W.; Perry, Leslie J.; Kirkley, Joseph William (1898). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. I. Vol. LIII. Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 694–695 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b c "Marie Watkins Oliver - Historic Missourians - The State Historical Society of Missouri". umsystem.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "[H. B. 329.] An Act to provide for an official flag for the state of Missouri and to provide a design for the same". Missouri Session Laws: 349–351. 1913.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org" (PDF). nava.org.

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