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| The Bear Flag | |
| Use | Civil and state flag, state ensign    |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | February 3, 1911 (standardized 1953) |
| Design | A single red star in the canton, a red stripe along the bottom, and a California grizzly bear atop a mound of green grass defacing a white field. |
| Designed by | Donald Graeme Kelley, based on flag flown during the Bear Flag Revolt |
The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California.[1] The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag. A predecessor, called the Lone Star Flag, was used in an 1836 independence movement;[2] the red star element from that flag appears in the Bear Flag of today.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
csl-h-cwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Guinn, J.M. (1898). "El Estado Libre de Alta California: The Free State of Upper California". Annual Publication of the Historical Society of Southern California and Pioneer Register, Los Angeles. 4 (2): 163–172. doi:10.2307/41167714. JSTOR 41167714.
- ^ "California's 'Red Star' Revolution". Santa Cruz Sentinel.