Flags and seals of the US states

Seal of the United States in 1876

This list shows the flags and seals of the US states .

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Around half of the states have a blue flag with the respective state seal on it. The blue color is often reminiscent of the uniforms of the state militia .

In a 2001 Internet vote by the North American Vexillological Association , the best and worst flags of the US states and the Canadian provinces were determined.

The decisive criteria for this vote were:

1. simplicity
2. Meaningful symbolism
3. Color contrast
4. No lettering or seal
5. Distinctness

New Mexico received 8.61 out of a possible 10 points.

1.	2.	(3.)	4th	5.
New Mexico	Texas	Quebec	Maryland	Alaska

The flag of Georgia at that time was considered the worst flag. She received only 2.36 out of a possible 10 points.

68.	69.	70.	71.	72.
South Dakota	Kansas	Montana	Nebraska	Georgia

list

location	flag	seal	Main article, motto (in the coat of arms), year etc.
			Flag of Alabama, Seal of Alabama
			Flag of Alaska, Seal of Alaska
			Flag of Arizona. Seal of Arizona. Latin Motto Ditat Deus . (God enriches)
			Flag of Arkansas. Seal of Arkansas
			Flag of Colorado. Seal of Colorado. Latin motto: Nile sine numine . (Nothing without providence)
			Flag Connecticut Seal Connecticut Latin Motto: Qui transtulit sustinet . (Who brought us over will support us)
			Flag of Delaware Seal of Delaware English Motto: Liberty and Independence . (Freedom and independence)
			Flag of the District of Columbia. Seal of the District of Columbia
			Flag of Florida Seal of Florida English Motto: In God We Trust . (We trust in God)
			Flag of Georgia. Seal of Georgia. English Motto: Wisdom, justice, and moderation . (Wisdom, justice, moderation)
			Flag of Hawaii. Seal of Hawaii. Hawaiian motto: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono . (The life of the land continues in righteousness)
			Flag of Idaho. Seal of Idaho. Latin Motto: Esto perpetua . (It be forever)
			Flag of Illinois. Seal of Illinois. English Motto: State sovereignty, national union . (State sovereignty, national unification)
			Flag of Indiana, Seal of Indiana
			Flag of Iowa's Seal of Iowa's English motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain . (We value our freedoms and will preserve our rights)
			Flag of California. Seal of California. Greek Motto: Eureka . (I have it!)
			Flag of Kansas. Seal of Kansas. Latin motto: Ad astra per aspera . (On rough paths to the stars)
			Flag of Kentucky's Seal Kentucky's English Motto: United we stand, divided we fall . (Together we are strong, divided we go under)
			Flag of Louisiana. Seal of Louisiana. English Motto: Union, Justice and Confidence . (Unity, justice and confidence)
			Flag Maine Seal Maine Latin Motto: Dirigo . (I lead)
			Flag of Maryland. Seal of Maryland. Italian motto: Fatti maschi, parole femmine . ("Male deeds, female words", means the same as in Latin Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo )
			Flag of Massachusetts. Seal of Massachusetts. Latin motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem . (With the sword he seeks the quiet rest under the protection of freedom)
			Flag of Michigan. Seal of Michigan. Latin mottos: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice . (If you're looking for a pleasant peninsula, look around!) - Tuebor. (I will protect)
			Flag of Minnesota. Seal of Minnesota. French motto: L'étoile du Nord . (The star of the north)
			Mississippi flag, Mississippi seal
			Flag of Missouri. Seal of Missouri. Latin motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto . (The good of the people is the highest law)
			Flag of Montana. Seal of Montana. Spanish motto: Oro y plata . (Gold and silver)
			Flag of Nebraska Seal of Nebraska English Motto: Equality before the law . (Equality before the law)
			Flag of Nevada Seal of Nevada English Motto: All for our country . (Everything for our country)
			Flag of New Hampshire, Seal of New Hampshire
			Flag of New Jersey. Seal of New Jersey. English Motto: Liberty and Prosperity . (Freedom and prosperity)
			Flag of New Mexico. Seal of New Mexico. Latin Motto: Crescit eundo . (It grows as it goes)
			Flag of New York. Seal of New York. Latin Motto: Excelsior . (Always up)
			Flag of North Carolina. Seal of North Carolina. Latin Motto: Esse quam videri . (Be more than seem)
			Flag of North Dakota. Seal of North Dakota. Latin motto: E pluribus unum . (One of many)
			Flag of Ohio Seal of Ohio English Motto: The Union . (The Union)
			Flag of Oklahoma Seal of Oklahoma Latin Motto: Labor omnia vincit . (Work overcomes everything)
	Front: Back:		Flag of Oregon Seal of Oregon The only state flag with a different front and back
			Flag of Pennsylvania. Seal of Pennsylvania. English Motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence . (Virtue, freedom and independence)
			Flag of Rhode Islands. Seal of Rhode Islands. English Motto: Hope . (Hope)
			Flag of South Carolina. Seal of South Carolina. Latin mottos: Dum spiro spero . (As long as I breathe, I hope) - Animis opibusque parati . (Ready of mind and means)
			Flag of South Dakota. Seal of South Dakota. English Motto: Under God the people rule . (Men rule under God)
			Flag of Tennessee. Seal of Tennessee. English Motto: Agriculture, Commerce . (Agriculture, trade)
			Flag of Texas Seal of Texas The Lone Star State . (The state with the one star)
			Flag of Utah. Seal of Utah. English Motto: Industry . (Diligence)
			Flag of Vermont. Seal of Vermont. English Motto: Freedom and unity . (Freedom and unity)
			Flag of Virginia's Seal of Virginia's Latin Motto: Sic semper tyrannis . (So ​​be it always to the tyrants!)
			Flag of Washington, Seal of Washington
			Flag of West Virginia. Seal of West Virginia. Latin Motto: Montani semper liberi . (Mountain dwellers are always free)
			Flag of Wisconsin. Seal of Wisconsin. English Motto: Forward . (Forward)
			Wyoming Flag Wyoming Seal English Motto: Equal rights . (Equal rights) - Livestock, mines, grains, oil (cattle, mines, grain, oil)

See also

• List of State and Territory Mottos in the United States (Detailed List of Mottos)
• Flags of the secessionist states
• War flags of the Confederate States of America
• List of flags of the United States
• Flagging public buildings in the United States

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

Commons : US state flags  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Commons : US state symbols  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Flags of the World (English description of the flags)
• State Flags of the 50 States (English description of the flags)
• State Seals (English description of the seals)
• State Seals of the 50 States (English description of the seals)
• CSA State Seals (illustration of historical seals)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://nava.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NAVANews_2001_vol34no2.pdf