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Ohio’s state flag is called the Ohio burgee and was designed by John Eisenmann in 1901. It was adopted as the state flag in 1902. It has a unique swallow-tail design and includes a large, blue, triangular field with seventeen white stars.
The Great Seal of the State of Ohio is the official insignia of the U.S. state of Ohio. All governmental offices, agencies, and courts in Ohio use variations of the state seal. Its primary feature is a circular coat of arms that depicts a sunrise in Chillicothe, Ohio's first capital, along with symbols of the state's origins.
This is a list of state symbols for the US state of Ohio. The majority of these items are officially recognized by state law, having been ratified by an act of the Ohio General Assembly and executed by the governor's signature.
TourismOhio has many great photo and video resources for promoting Ohio, located in our Image Library. In addition, we encourage organizations throughout the state to use the "Ohio, The Heart of it All" logo to help promote tourism whenever possible.
Ohio boasts the 7th largest economy in the U.S. and is home to 25 Fortune 500 companies. For some, the brand theme may evoke fond feelings of nostalgia. “Ohio, The Heart of it All” was the state’s much-loved tagline from the mid 1980s to 2001, and it still holds a spot in the hearts of many Ohioans.
The Ohio Burgee is the official flag of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a distinctive triangular swallowtail flag. Its red, white, and blue elements symbolize the state's natural features and order of admission into the Union. A prominent disc in the flag's triangular canton is suggestive of the state's name. The flag was adopted in 1902.
The Great Seal consists of a simple ring of text around the state coat of arms. The online copy of ORC §5.04 is missing an illustration of the coat of arms that the statute says reproductions must "correspond substantially with". The official text published in Laws of Ohio includes the illustration.