Vermont flag

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The current flag of the US state of Vermont was introduced in 1923.

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It shows the state seal on a blue background. The blue color is based on the earlier vigilante flag.

Vermont Seal 1778 designed by Ira Allen

The single jaw seal dates back to a seal made between 1777 and 1791, when Vermont was independent for several years. The current seal dates back to 1821 and symbolizes the English Green Mountain State , Green Mountain State ' .

On a banner is the name Vermont and the motto of the state:

"Freedom and Unity"

"Freedom and Unity"

Historical flags

  • Flag of the Republic of Vermont, 1770 to 1804

  • Flag of Vermont from 1804 to 1837

  • Flag of Vermont from 1837 to 1923

history

The first unofficial flag of Vermont was that of the Vermont Militia, the Green Mountain Boys , who organized in 1770. The first use of the Flag of the Green Mountain Boys dates back to 1777. There is no record of the flag being an official symbol of Vermont, no description of the flag's appearance or any law endorsing it.

Vermont adopted a flag very similar to the U.S. national flag in 1804 - with 17 white and red stripes. Since the number of states had risen to 17 in 1804, it was expected that the US flag would also have 17 stripes - which did not happen. So Vermont had introduced 17 strips. The description text was officially:

“It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, that from and after the first day of May, AD, 1804, the Flag of this State be Seventeen Stripes alternate red and white; that the Union be Seventeen Stars white on a blue field, with the word Vermont in capitals above the said Stripes and Stars. "

“It is hereby passed by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont that from and after the first day of May, AD, 1804, the flag of that state should show seventeen stripes alternating red and white; that the Union is seventeen stars in a blue field, with the word Vermont in capital letters above the said stripes and stars "

In 1837 the flag was changed again, again very closely based on the US flag.

literature

  • The Flag Institute (ed.): National flags of the world. Edition Maritim, Hamburg 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. Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh 1992, ISBN 3-570-01082-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d G. G. Benedict: The Vermont Flag . In: The Vermonter . Charles Spooner Forbes, St. Albans, Vt. July 1899, p. 215-216 ( archive.org ). GG Benedict: The Vermont Flag . In: The Vermonter . Charles Spooner Forbes, St. Albans, Vt. March 1901, p.
     103-106 ( archive.org ).
  2. ↑ Karen Price Hossell: Ethan Allen . Heinemann-Raintree Classroom, 2004.
  3. ^ William J. Bennett, John TE Cribb: Flags of the Revolutionary War . In: The American Patriot's Almanac . Thomas Nelson Inc., 2008, 2010.
  4. ↑ Vermonts Infosite .