Current Flag Of Alabama

The current alabama state flag.

Current flag of alabama. Alabama had left the union in 1861 and used the confederate flag but when the state joined the union in 1895 again it needed to adopt a new flag for a new start. On january 11 1861 alabama adopted the ordinances of secession from the union. The flag of the state of alabama shall be a crimson cross of st. Alabama state flag crimson st.

Text and image s from american city flags. Another blue flag flew over the state capitol. History of alabama flag. The flag of the alabama republic was the flag of alabama for this next period.

Andrew s cross on a white field patterned after the confederate battle flag and adopted in 1895. Even though it is simple the alabama state flag represents the freedom of the state. Offered on ebay a 3 x 5 feet flag from mobile alabama celebrating the u s. Andrew on a field of white.

Finally in 1895 a new flag was approved by the legislature which remains the state flag of alabama today. Montgomery women designed the flag and francis corra from the same city did the final touches. The alabama secession convention held on january 11 1861 passed a motion to design their official flag. Alabama used the united states flag until 1891 when a new design for a state flag was commissioned.

Map showing the current flags of 49 u s. The 2 main colors in the alabama flag are ffffff and b10021 the alabama flag width is 1 5 times the height. Territories the mississippi state legislature voted on june 28 2020 to replace their flag with one that does not include the confederate battle flag emblem and will officially remain without a flag until a design is approved via ballot measure. The approved design was patterned on the confederate battle flag and became alabama s second official state flag.

The current flag of alabama the second in alabama state history was adopted by act 383 of the alabama state legislature on february 16 1895. The bars forming the cross must not be less than six inches broad and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side. The bars forming the cross shall be not less than six inches broad and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side. State flag consisting of a white field with a red saltire diagonal cross.

The current flag of alabama state was adopted in 1895. The alabama flag was voted 19th best out of 51 flags ranked by the north american vexillological association. During the civil war 1861 65 an unofficial flag of blue with a yellow or white star represented the separation of alabama from the union. Its obverse side showed the state seal flanked by a woman holding the unofficial flag while its reverse side featured a.

It was on this date and until february 18 1861 that alabama was a free republic. Made in the patriotic colours of blue white and red the flag reads spirit of 76 mobile on a red field are placed three white horizontal stripes not touching the flag s edges.