Flag Of Massachusetts Redesign

The massachusetts state flag is rooted in history.

Flag of massachusetts redesign. It has been represented by official but limited purpose flags since 1776 though until 1908 it had no state flag per se to represent its government. Replacing massachusetts state flag seal on senate agenda. A commission to consider a new flag has been proposed in massachusetts for decades and gone nowhere writes rich barlow. But now 30 municipalities support the potential redesign of our state seal.

Rallies entangled into a mass group of advocates on the state house steps thursday with one group calling for a redesign of the state. The flag of the commonwealth of massachusetts displays on both sides the state coat of arms centered on a white field. Its roots go back to 1629 before boston was incorporated as a city within the massachusetts bay colony. The shield depicts an algonquian native american with bow and arrow.

Massachusetts senate unanimously approved legislation tuesday creating a special commission to review the state seal and motto which includes a controversial depiction of a native american man. The arrow is pointed downward signifying peace a white star with five points appears next to the figure s head signifying massachusetts admission as the sixth u s. The flag of the commonwealth of massachusetts is the subnational flag of massachusetts.