Flag of virginia

^? Virginia flag

The flag of the US state of Virginia was introduced on March 9, 1904.

description

The flag shows the seal of Virginia on a blue field. Blue is the color of the Union.

The white bordered seal shows in the middle a woman dressed in blue, the ancient personification of the bravery Virtus , who is depicted as the victor over a dead tyrant . She puts one foot on the vanquished and leans on a spear. She carries a sword in her left hand.

The tyrant, England , holds a broken chain in his left hand and a whip in his right. The fallen crown shows the separation from the monarchy . Above the female figure is the name of the state of Virginia as text, including the Latin motto:

" Sic semper tyrannis ." (" This is how it should always be for tyrants! ")

Flag salute

There is a special flag salute ( Salute to the flag ) for the flag of Virginia . This was established by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1954:

“I salute the flag of Virginia, with reverence and patriotic devotion
to the 'Mother of States and Statesmen,'
which it represents — the 'Old Dominion,'
where liberty and independence were born.

I greet the flag of Virginia with reverence and devotion
to the mother of states and statesmen
who it represents - the old rule
where freedom and independence were born ”

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Virginia State Legislature ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• The Virginia State Flag (English description)

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