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The Flag of Vermont
consists of the state's Coat of arms and motto. The Vermont
General Assembly adopted the current flag on 1 June 1923.
Multiple versions of the flag have been included throughout
history. Originally, the flag was the same as the Flag of the
Green Mountain Boys. It was then changed to look similar to the
flag of the United States, consisting of red and white stripes,
and a blue top left corner. It was changed to be dissimilar to
avoid confusion. Proposals have been brought up to revert the flag
back to the Green Mountain Boys flag, but none have succeeded.
Symbolism
The flag consists of the state's Coat of arms and motto on a field
of azure. While the pine needle supporters of the coat of arms are
represented throughout New England, the pine tree in the middle of
the Coat of arms represents the Vermont forests.[2] The cows and
wheat represent the dairy and agriculture industries.[3] The
[[deer] head on top represents Vermont's wildlife. The Green
Mountains are in the background as well. The motto, "Freedom and
Unity", is also used. The motto balances two different ideals, the
freedom of the individual citizen, and the welfare of the common
good.
History
From the establishment of the Vermont Republic in 1777 through
admission to statehood in 1791, and on to 1804, Vermont used the
flag of the Green Mountain Boys. When Vermont joined the United
States of America on March 4, 1791, it did not adopt an official
state flag, but both the Green Mountain Boys battle flag, and the
later Governor’s flag (above) were used informally.
On 1 May 1804, the number of U.S. states rose to seventeen, and it
was expected that the U.S. flag would change to 17 stars and 17
stripes. In recognition, Vermont adopted what was expected to be
the new U.S. flag with the addition of the name "VERMONT"
embroidered along the top. The U.S. flag did not actually change,
resulting in the Vermont flag having more stars and stripes than
the national flag.
On 20 October 1837, Vermont changed its flag to a design based on
the current 13-stripe U.S. flag, but with the multiple stars of
the blue canton replaced with a single large star surrounding
Vermont’s coat of arms. The flags based on these specifications
varied in the number of points on the star (five and eight, with
eight slightly more common), and the exact details of the center
of the star (with either the Great Seal or the Coat-of-Arms being
used).
Because of confusion with the U.S. flag, the design of the Vermont
Governor’s Flag was adopted as the official state flag on 1 June
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