Flag of Springfield, Illinois
Use | Civil flag |
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Proportion | 2:3 (hand-held) 1:2 (flagpole) |
Adopted | October 22, 1917 |
Design | A solid Old Glory Blue background with a large white-bordered Old Glory Red star in the center of a circle with 20 white stars to the left side of the flag |
Designed by | S.T. Wallace |
The municipal flag of Springfield, Illinois, is the lawful flag of the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois, Springfield. Its background is "Old Glory blue". The flag is emblazoned with a circle of 20 small, white stars, all pointed upward; the circle is offset, slightly, to the left of the flag. Those stars encircle a large, white-bordered "Old Glory red" star, also pointed upward. The center star is described as two stars, one atop the other, in the Springfield, Illinois Code of Ordinances. In the past, the flag has the words "Springfield Illinois," across its bottom; now photographs show no lettering on the flag, and governmental buildings have been seen sporting a version absent text.
Dimensions
In the case of hand-held or carried
Display
The Springfield
History
Instead, it describes a "pennant," similar in description to the flag. The pennant is described as containing the same elements and proportions as the flag, with the addition of the words. In the code the flag and pennant are described as two separate entities.[1]
As of 2020, however, buildings such as the Municipality building and city library have been spotted sporting a flag with the text absent. Pictured here
Unlawful uses
The city of Springfield's municipal code lays out three uses of the city flag which are considered unlawful. It is unlawful to use the Springfield municipal flag for any purpose other than "customary purposes of decoration or display."[1] It is also against local ordinance to mar the flag with any letter, word, legend or device not provided for by the municipal code. In addition, it is against the law to use the flag for advertising purposes "by printing, stamping, or displaying thereon any letter, word, legend, or device not duly authorized."[1]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Title I, Chapter 10 - Section 10.20, "General Provisions, "General Provisions - Municipal Flag and Pennant," Code of Orinances City of Springfield, Illinois. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
- ^ Great Waters Capital Cities: The Flag of Springfield, Illinois, Journal of the Great Waters Association of Vexillology, June 2000, Vol. 5, No. 1, Issue 9. Retrieved 7 March 2007.