Flag of Nebraska

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The flag of the US state of Nebraska was introduced in 1925.

symbolism

Seal of Nebraska

The flag shows the golden seal of Nebraska from the year 1867 on a blue flag cloth . This shows an allegorical landscape as a symbol for the agriculture and industry of the state.

A steam locomotive with attached wagons drives through the background in front of a mountain landscape. A steamer sails on the river, the Missouri . A log cabin and bundles of wheat symbolize the importance of the settlers and agriculture. In the foreground a blacksmith is working on his anvil.

At the top of the seal is on a banner the motto of the state: "Equality Before the Law" ( equality before the law ).

Trivia

In a 2001 Internet vote by the North American Vexillological Association (the North American Flag Studies Association), this flag was voted penultimate among the US states and Canadian provinces.

Individual proof

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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

Web links

• The Nebraska State Flag (English)