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The state flag is officially described by law as: a rectangle that: (1) has a width to length ratio of two to three; and (2) contains: (A) one blue vertical stripe that has a width equal to one-third the length of the flag; (B) two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower stripe red, each having a length equal to two-thirds the length of the flag; and (C) one white, regular ...
Symbol Date designated Image Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1] [2] Nickname "The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1] June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas: January 25, 1839 State seal: Seal of Texas: December 29, 1845 Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961 National coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas ...
A figure or symbol appearing in the field of a flag. Emblem A device often used as a charge on a flag. It may be heraldic in origin or modern, for example the maple leaf on the Canadian Flag. Field The background of a flag; the color behind the charges. Fimbriation A narrow edging or border, often in white or gold, on a flag to separate two ...
5. Texas. The iconic Texas flag is immediately recognizable and inseparable from the state whose residents proudly display it everywhere. This flag does Arizona’s one better: All three colors ...
An improper variation of the Dodson flag from an account by Mr. Dodson, deriving from a publication by Mrs. Adele Briscoe Looscan in 1896; note swapped tricolor bands.. The Dodson tri-color (tricolor, tricolour, or tricolore) flag, more commonly the Dodson flag, or Dodson's flag, is a flag originally created by Mrs. Sarah Dodson for Captain Andrew Robinson's Harrisburg Company (of Texas ...
Flag of the Republic of Texas (1836–1839).svg. English: The Burnet Flag, used from December 10, 1836 to January 25, 1839 as the national flag of the Republic of Texas. It was replaced by the currently used "Lone Star Flag". According to C. E. Gilbert in "A Concise History of Early Texas: As told by its 30 historic flags," this flag was ...
The red, white, and blue color scheme symbolizes that it is situated in Texas and the United States, as they both have red, white, and blue as their official colors. The oil lamp symbolizes knowledge and represents the various educational options within Austin, most notably the University of Texas at Austin located in the city (hence the choice ...
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars alternate with rows of five stars.