Maryland flag

^? Maryland flag

The flag of the US state of Maryland was officially adopted in 1904.

description

The flag of Maryland is the only flag of a US state that is a true heraldry banner. It is based on the seal and colors of the house of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore and is formed from the arms of the Calvert and Crossland families, from which the arms of Lord Baltimore, the founder and former " owner " of the colony, consisted .

Each branch of the family is represented by two quarters of the flag.

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  Crossland Banner (unofficial state flag of Maryland during the Civil War )

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  Baltimore flag

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  Seal of Maryland

Trivia

In a 2001 Internet vote by the North American Vexillological Association , this flag was ranked fourth among the top ten flags of the US states and Canadian provinces.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://nava.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NAVANews_2001_vol34no2.pdf

literature

• The Flag Institute (ed.): National flags of the world . Hamburg: Edition Maritim, 2000. ISBN 3-89225-402-8
• Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1