South Carolina flag

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Normal or de jure version of a flag? South Carolina flag

The flag of the US state of South Carolina was officially adopted on January 28, 1861.

history

Palmetto palm

It is widely believed to be from a 1775 design that was created for use by South Carolina's troops during the American Revolutionary War . In 1861 the palmetto palm ( Sabal palmetto ) was added, which stands for Fort Moultrie , the foundation of which was built on palm trunks.

layout

The blue of the flag is based on the uniforms of the militia. The crescent-shaped symbol (“crescent”) represents a ring collar (“gorget”), a piece of armor of the cavalry, which is said to have been seen as an emblem on the headgear of the defender of Fort Moultries. Despite these assumptions, the elements that make up the flag can also be found on a banner dating from 1765 when South Carolinians protested the stamp duty .

Trivia

South Carolina's flag was voted the 10th best-designed state and provincial flags in North America in a 2001 ranking by the North American Vexillological Association .

Previous flags

  • Before the Civil War

  • During the Civil War

  • 1861

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NAVA 2001 Flag Survey ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nava.org

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