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Between 1868 and 1900, the flag of Florida was the state seal on a white background. In a discrepancy, however, a later version of the state seal depicts a steamboat with a white flag that includes a red saltire, similar to Florida's current flag.
U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with a red saltire (diagonal cross) and, in the centre, the state seal. The first flag of Florida was hoisted on June 25, 1845, at the inauguration of its first governor, William D. Moseley.
Florida's Historic Flags. Many flags have flown over Florida since European explorers first landed here in the early sixteenth century. Among these have been the flags of five nations: Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Confederate States of America.
History of the Florida State Flag. If you’re a Floridian, you’ve probably seen the Florida state flag hanging outside a government building or school. But have you ever wondered about the history behind it? Let’s take a look.
The current design of Florida's state flag was adopted in 1900. In that year, Florida voters ratified a constitutional amendment based on an 1899 joint resolution of the state legislature to add diagonal red bars, in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, to the flag.
The current flag of Florida was adopted in 1900. It consists of a red saltire (diagonal cross) on a white background, with the state seal in the center. The design was influenced by the Confederate Battle Flag, reflecting Florida’s history as part of the Confederacy.
The current Florida State flag was adopted on November 6, 1900, through a referendum. On May 21, 1985, the current flag, consisting of a red cross on a white field was commissioned with the seal of the state placed in the middle.
Official State Flag of Florida. The original 1868 flag of Florida was simply the Florida state seal centered on a field of white. In the 1890's, Florida's governor suggested adding the red cross so the flag would not look like a banner of truce or surrender when hanging limp on a flagpole.
Florida Flag History. The flag of Florida, adopted officially on November 6, 1900, features a red diagonal cross on a white field, known as the St. Andrew’s cross, with the state seal at the center.
The Great Seal of the State of Florida, at the intersection of the red diagonal bars, features a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers, a steamboat, a cabbage palmetto tree and a brilliant sun. Florida is thusly represented as the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes... "la Florida".