Flag Of Wisconsin State
The lettering of the state name and the year 1848 are printed in white.
Flag of wisconsin state. Wisconsin s state flag includes the coat of arms which represents many of our valued natural resources and the contributions of early pioneers to the state s development. The shield in the center shows wisconsin s support for the united states. And that year is important because that was the 50th anniversary of the civil war. And there are whole bunch of other states that adopted a state flag during this era right before world war i.
Territories the mississippi state legislature voted on june 28 2020 to replace their flag with one that does not include the confederate battle flag emblem and will officially remain without a flag until a design is approved via ballot measure. Add to likebox 119121041 wisconsin stylish waving and closeup flag illustration. State flag consisting of a dark blue field background with a central coat of arms the name of the state and the date 1848. Add to likebox 87441610 flags of usa states all state flags.
They symbolize the type of work that people did in 1863 at the time the flag was made. Notice the sailor and the yeoman or miner. Wisconsin s state flag was first designed in 1866 because regiments needed a flag for battlefield use. The wisconsin state flag was adopted in 1913.
On march 25 1863 wisconsin adopted a blue flag bearing the state coat of arms on the obverse side and the national arms on the reverse. The state coat of arms is made up of multiple colors including white red and gold. A sailor and miner show that the people work on water and land. The coat of arms features the wisconsin s state shield which is surrounded by a larger shield with four quadrants.
The name wisconsin is written in white above the coat of arms while the year 1848 is written below the coat of arms. The flag of the state of wisconsin is a blue flag charged with the state coat of arms of wisconsin. Below it is a badger the state animal. Wisconsin state flag starting at the top of a shield on a dark blue field is the state motto forward.
The flag was very similar to the one used today. States the district of columbia and the 5 major u s. History of the flag. Map showing the current flags of 49 u s.
The wisconsin state flag features a dark blue field with a centrally placed state coat of arms. 107585521 wisconsin state flag square label with shadow. When the flag was readopted on april 29 1913 the wisconsin arms appeared on both sides.