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The flag of
Minnesota consists of the state seal charged on a medium blue
background. The current flag was adopted in 1957 and the state
seal in the flag was modified in 1983.
The first flag of the state of Minnesota was adopted in 1893. That
flag was created by Mrs. Amelia Hyde Center of Minneapolis. That
flag was white on front and light blue on the back. In the center
was the state seal wreathed with white moccasin flowers, on a blue
ground. A red ribbon in the seal bore a motto, L'étoile du nord
(French for "The North star"). The years 1819 (settlement of
Minnesota), 1858 (statehood) and 1893 (adoption of the first state
flag) appeared in gold around the state seal. Minnesota was
written under the state seal in gold and 19 gold stars arranged in
clusters to form the points a star, representing the fact that
Minnesota was the 19th state added after the original 13 states.
The flag was redesigned in 1957 due to an error of the flowers
used on the seal. Instead of a Pink and White Lady's Slipper, it
showed a variant that was not native to the state.
Official statute
The law creating the 1957 state flag is located in Chapter 1 of
the Official State Statues. The chapter covers state symbols,
sovereignty and other general issues. The location of the flag in
the statutes is Section 1.141. The statute also mandates for the
Secretary of State to keep a photograph of the official state flag
and samples so they can be used by the public to make copies.
New flag proposals
Since 1989, several efforts have been made to institute a better
Minnesota flag, most notably the North Star Flag campaign. The
North American Vexillological Association (NAVA), in its 2001
survey of United States and Canadian state, provincial, and
territorial flags rated the current Minnesota flag 67th out of 72
flags evaluated. |
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Sterling Silver Charm of Minnesota |
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