Current Flag Of Pennsylvania

The scroll at the bottom reads virtue liberty and independence.

Current flag of pennsylvania. It is composed of a blue field on which the state coat of arms is embroidered. Find pennsylvania flag stock images in hd and millions of other royalty free stock photos illustrations and vectors in the shutterstock collection. Pennsylvania is 170 miles 274 km north to south and 283 miles 455 km east to west. Pennsylvania s state flag is more of a square than a rectangle.

Information provided includes timely half staff half mast notices proclamations and lowered flag news stories. A law was passed in 1907 standardizing the flag and requiring that the blue field match the blue of old glory the national flag. Flag of the first pennsylvania rifles. Finally on june 13 1907 a state flag for nonmilitary purposes was approved by the legislature and it is still in use.

Current flag of oil city pennsylvania. Draft horses are on either side of the coat of arms and the american eagle rests on the top. I r in the center is a lion and an american capturing the lion with a huge net. At the bottom there is a legend dominari nolo i will not be dominated.

Originally authorized by the state in 1798 the current design was enacted by law on june 13 1907. While their older flag reflected this history a push by the local main street business association led to the adoption of the above flag in 2017. The pennsylvania house of representatives voted in favor of the change 164 31. Image by rick wyatt 10 september 1999 the flag has a green border and a red center.

It is the 33rd largest state in the united states. You can hear the thoughts behind the design as generic as it is here. Official state flag of pennsylvania. Of a total 46 055 square miles 119 282 km 2 44 817 square miles 116 075 km 2 are land 490 square miles 1 269 km 2 are inland waters and 749 square miles 1 940 km 2 are waters in lake erie.

In the summer of 2005 house bill 179 was introduced to the state legislature to add pennsylvania to the bottom of the flag in golden letters. The pennsylvania legislature authorized the use of the coat of arms on a flag for the state militia on april 9 1799 and variations on this flag design were used throughout the 19th century. The philadelphia city code defines the flag as divided vertically in 3 equal parts of which the first and third shall be azure blue and the middle pale golden yellow with the city seal on the center of the yellow. Pennsylvania has 51 miles 82 km of coastline along lake.

The flag of philadelphia is the municipal flag of the city of philadelphia pennsylvania the flag is a yellow on blue bicolor vertical triband defaced with the seal of the city.