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The state flag of the U.S. state of Minnesota consists of a dark blue field representing the night sky and the state's shape, an eight-pointed star representing the North Star, and a bright blue field representing the state's abundant waters; the star is based on one prominently featured in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda.
On Dec. 19, a new state flag for Minnesota was approved. The new design was chosen from over 2,600 submissions from the public. ... The horse head is for New Jersey’s official state animal.
Flag of Minnesota: The Minnesota flag has a dark blue field on the hoist in the shape of Minnesota, representing the night sky; a white eight-pointed star representing the North Star over this field; and a light blue field on the fly, representing the significance of water to the state. [6] The flag's current design was adopted on Statehood Day ...
Love it, hate it or yawn at it, Minnesota is set to get a new state flag this spring that echoes its motto of being the North Star State, replacing an old flag that brought up painful memories of ...
The State Emblems Redesign Commission said it selected a new flag that features a white North star on a dark blue shape of Minnesota. The flag’s light blue background represents the state’s ...
The background of the flag is split into three distinct sections with a tricolor of dark blue, white, and green arranged diagonally from the upper hoist to the lower fly. At the hoist side, the dark blue field takes the largest area, forming a right triangle with the base along the flag's hoist and the height extending halfway across the flag.
Vexillologists, who study flag designs, gave Minnesota's old flag an F but rate the new design as one of the best flags in the country. The new flag is a simplified version of a concept submitted ...
The new Minnesota flag will fly above the Capitol this Saturday. The Times asked readers their thoughts, and most were not happy.