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Use. Civil and state flag. Proportion. 27:37 (both 2:3 and 3:5 in use) Adopted. June 13, 1907; 117 years ago (1907-06-13) Design. A state coat of arms on a blue field. The flag of Pennsylvania consists of a blue field on which the state coat of arms is displayed.
List of state symbols. Flag of Pennsylvania. Seal of Pennsylvania. Emblem of Pennsylvania. Coat of arms of Pennsylvania. Living insignia. Amphibian. Eastern Hellbender. Bird.
The Keystone flag, a popular proposal for a redesign of the state flag. In 2017 the "Keystone Flag" was designed by Tara Stark, a Pennsylvania resident. [13] The flag incorporates the keystone into a tricolor design using the colors on the coat of arms of Pennsylvania [14] as an intentional callback to the symbolism of the existing flag. [15]
The Pennsylvania coat of arms features a shield crested by a North American bald eagle, flanked by horses, and adorned with symbols of Pennsylvania's strengths—a ship carrying state commerce to all parts of the world; a clay-red plough, a symbol of Pennsylvania's rich natural resources; and three golden sheaves of wheat, representing fertile fields and Pennsylvania's wealth of human thought ...
According to the state's website, the seal was authorized by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1791, and is "a symbol of authenticity which verifies that proclamations, commissions and other papers of state are legal and official." [1] Unlike most state seals, it has an obverse and a reverse. The Secretary of the Commonwealth is the keeper ...
The most recently adopted state flag is that of Minnesota, adopted on May 11, 2024, while the most recently adopted territorial flag is that of the Northern Mariana Islands, adopted on July 1, 1985. The flag of the District of Columbia was adopted in 1938. Recent legislations in Massachusetts (2021) and Illinois (2024) have started the process ...
The back of the flag has a beaver, the official state animal. Pennsylvania state flag. Pennsylvania’s flag features its coat of arms, which represents commerce and agriculture. The two horses ...
White-tailed deer. Categories: Pennsylvania culture. United States symbols by state. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.