Flag Of Maryland

The first maryland flag design consisted of the seal of maryland on a blue background similar to many other state flags.

Flag of maryland. Alone of the 13 original states maryland has a state flag based on a flag flown under british rule. Official state flag of maryland. Annapolis s first official flag adopted in january 1965 is styled after the personal royal badge of queen anne after whom the city was named. Resembling the floral badge of great britain a crown hovers over a thistle.

The first maryland flag design consisted of the seal of maryland on a blue background similar to many other state flags this blue flag was flown until the late 1890s. The state flag of maryland was officially adopted in 1904. The maryland flag bears the arms of the calvert and crossland families also seen on maryland s state seal calvert was the family name of the lords baltimore who founded maryland and their colors of gold and black appear in the first and fourth quarters of the flag and on several of. State flag consisting of a quartered design of alternating red white and black yellow panels.

Physical flag obtained directly from city of annapolis in early june 2020 suggested caption for this image. Maryland law requires that if any ornament is affixed to the top of a flagstaff carrying the maryland flag the ornament must be a gold cross bottony. Crossland was the family of the mother of george calvert first lord baltimore. The red and white crossland colors.

Calvert was the family name of the lords baltimore who founded maryland and their colors of gold and black appear in the first and fourth quarters of the flag. Flag of annapolis maryland u s. Maryland s flag bears the arms of the calvert and crossland families.