Flag Of Wyoming State

Press release governor mark gordon has ordered the wyoming state flag be flown at half staff at the capitol in cheyenne in teton county and fremont county from sunrise to sunset on september 17 2020 in honor of grant larson.

Flag of wyoming state. The wyoming state flag designed by mrs. The creator of the winning design was verna keays from the town of buffalo. The flag of the state of wyoming consists of the silhouette of an american bison. Keyes of casper formerly miss verna keays of buffalo was adopted by the fourteenth legislature on january 31 1917 the flag of the state of wyoming consists of the silhouette of an american bison.

The blue is the color of the skies and distant mountains it is also a symbol of fidelity justice and virility. The white color symbolizes uprightness and purity. The white is a symbol of purity and uprightness. The red symbolizes the native americans and the blood of pioneers who gave their lives.

Wyoming was one of the last states to ratify an official state flag in 1917. A the state territorial flag shall be a flag with a field of blue the name wyoming printed across the top of the flag and the phrase cedant arma togae printed across the bottom of. The colors of the state flag are. It is also a symbol of fidelity justice and virility.

Wyoming w aɪ ˈ oʊ m ɪ ŋ is a doubly landlocked state in the western united states the 10th largest state by area it is also the least populous and second most sparsely populated state in the country. The red represents the native americans and blood of the pioneers who sacrificed their lives to. In the middle of the flag is a white silhouette of american bison which bears the seal of the state. The blue is the color of the skies and distant mountains.

The wyoming state flag is composed of a dark blue field surrounded by red and white lines. B all penalties provided by the laws of this state for the misuse of the national flag are applicable to the state flag. Keyes of casper formerly miss verna keays of buffalo was adopted by the fourteenth legislature on january 31 1917. The great seal of wyoming is the heart of the flag.

The wyoming state flag designed by mrs. The red symbolizes the native americans and the blood of pioneers who gave their lives. The white is a symbol of purity and uprightness. Wyoming state flag adopted on january 31 1917.

It is bordered by montana to the north and northwest south dakota and nebraska to the east colorado to the south utah to the southwest and idaho to the west. In 1916 an open competition was held by wyoming s dar daughters of the american revolution for the design of an official wyoming flag. Between 37 entries verna keays won the 20 first place prize with her design of a bison wyoming s official state. The seal appeared on the flank of the bison suggesting the western tradition of branding animals.

Her flag featured the national colours the white silhouette of a bison and the wyoming state seal. On the bison once the monarch of the plains is the seal representing the custom of branding.