First Flag Of Virginia

The seal designed by debar was officially adopted by the legislature on september 26 1863.

First flag of virginia. A state flag was first adopted at the beginning of the american civil war in april 1861 readopted in 1912 and standardized by the general assembly in february 1950. The flag which reproduces the seal on a blue field was adopted by virginia on 30 april 1861 after the virginia convention adopted the ordinance of secession 17 april 1861. Inside the white circle is the coat of arms either painted or embroidered. It is the flag of england with city of hampton seal in upper hoist and the inscription hampton va above july 9 1610 in red lettering.

The flag was white with a blue border and the state coat of arms part of the state seal designed by joseph h d. Debar and adopted in 1863 appeared on the reverse. The state flag of virginia is set in a deep blue with a circle of white in the center. The standing allegorical figure of virtue has an exposed breast in t.

State flag depicting nudity. In 1776 the jurist george wythe probably drew upon a book on roman antiquities by joseph spence when he created the first virginia state seal. Part of the seal was designated into the west virginias coat of arms which was in turn incorporated in the first flag that was white with a blue border. It was made in two sizes and had distinctive designs on the obverse and reverse sides.

Devereaux cannon 10 march 1998 the virginia state flag adopted in 1861 is a bit different than the flag adopted afterwards that flies today. Seal on far left. The state flag of virginia consists of the obverse of the seal against a blue background. This circle and seal is on both sides of the flag.

A virginia department of historic resources marker declaring fairfax virginia as the birthplace of the confederate battle flag was dedicated on april 12 2008 near the intersection of main and oak streets in fairfax virginia. It was sometimes called beauregard s flag or the virginia battle flag. The legislature recognized that flag on february 24 1905 but on february 25 1907 it switched the positions of the state arms to the obverse and flower to the reverse and added a scroll with the phrase state of west virginia below the arms. Description of the flag.

The current version is the only u s.