Flag of Oklahoma

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Governor's flag

The flag of the US state of Oklahoma was adopted in 1925.

history

Oklahoma original flag

1911-1924

From 1911 to 1925, Oklahoma ran a red flag with a five-pointed star with the number 46 indicating that Oklahoma was the 46th state to join the United States. This flag was because the color red with the many opponents communism was equated what the reason for the Daughters of the American Revolution ( Daughters of the American Revolution ), a patriotic women's association was to write out a competition for a new flag.

Current version

The design comes from a competition that was held in 1924. The name of the state was not added until 1941.

The flag shows an Indian buffalo leather shield on a blue background with seven eagle feathers hanging down behind a pipe of peace and an olive branch . The peace pipe and the olive branch symbolize the peaceful coexistence between the resident North American Indians and the immigrant Europeans.

The color blue is reminiscent of the uniforms of the Indian Choctaw soldiers during the Civil War . The Indian peace symbols reminiscent of the former name " Indian Territory " ( Indian Territory ).

Web links

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