Flag Of Florida

The flag was first adopted as the state flag of florida in 1868.

Flag of florida. It had red white red horizontal stripes and a vertical blue stripe bearing an elaborate seal. State of florida it consists of a red saltire on a white background with the state seal superimposed on the center. The flag of florida is a white flag with the seal of florida centered on it. Florida s flag was officially adopted as the civil and state flag on november 6 1900 and updated on may 21 1985.

Among these have been the flags of five nations. Supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. The governor s office made the. Florida voters agreed and an amendment to florida s constitution was made in 1900 which describes the current design.

Numerous other unofficial flags also have been flown on the peninsula at. The flag s current design has been in use since may 21 1985 after the florida state seal was graphically altered and. The florida flag is white with a red diagonal cross going through the whole flag. Behind the seal it has a red saltire which resembles the spanish cross of burgundy flag used in florida since the early 1500s.

After the civil war florida was the first southern state to adopt a flag of its own. There is then also the state seal superimposed in the middle of the flag. The flag of florida often referred to as the florida flag is the state flag of the u s. Spain france great britain the united states and the confederate states of america.

The current flag was adopted in 1900 however the state seal in the center of the flag was updated in 1985 to reflect the proper historical dress of a seminole maiden in the previous seal. The next flag dating to september 13 1861 was based on the stars and bars of the confederacy.