The flag of
Connecticut consists of a white shield with three grapevines (each
bearing three bunches of purple grapes) on a field of azure blue.
The banner below the shield reads "Qui Transtulit Sustinet," ("He
who transplanted, sustains"), the state's motto. The Connecticut
General Assembly approved the flag in 1897.
The design comes from the seal of Saybrook Colony when it was
established in 1639. That seal depicted 15 grapevines and a hand
in the upper left corner with a scroll reading "Sustinet qui
transtulit". When Connecticut Colony bought Saybrook in 1644, the
seal transferred to them. On October 25, 1711, the governor and
legislature changed the seal. They reduced the number of
grapevines from 15 to three, probably to represent the three
original colonies of New Haven, Saybrook, and Connecticut
(Hartford) and rearranged the wording and position of the motto.
Sterling Silver Charm of Connecticut |
