The flag of Nevada
consists of a blue field with a star in the upper left hand
corner, surrounded by the state name "Nevada." Above this is a
ribbon with the words "Battle Born," indicating that Nevada became
a state during the American Civil War. Below the star are two
sprigs of green sagebrush (the state flower) with yellow flowers.
The current flag had its origin in a design contest announced in
1926. The winning design, by Louis Shellback III, was subjected to
some revision in the state legislature, where there was
disagreement between the two houses over the placement of the word
"Nevada" on the flag. A compromise was reached, and in 1929
Governor Fred B. Balzar signed into law a bill adopting the new
flag. In 1989, however, a legislative researcher discovered that
the bill as sent to and signed by the Governor did not accurately
reflect the 1929 legislative agreement. A law enacted in 1991
directed that the word "Nevada" appear below the star and above
the sagebrush sprays, thus producing the design now in use.
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