Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)

"Flag of the State of Georgia" redirects here. For the flag of the nation-state, see Flag of Georgia (country).

Georgia
Flag of Georgia
UseCivil and state flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Reverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion2:3, 3:5, or 5:8[1]
AdoptedFebruary 19, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-02-19)
DesignThree horizontal stripes alternating red, white, red; in the canton, 13 white stars encircling the state's coat of arms on a blue field

The flag of the U.S. state of Georgia bears three horizontal stripes (a red-white-red triband) and features a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars that encircle the state's gold-colored coat of arms. The ring of stars that encompass the state's coat of arms represents Georgia as one of the original Thirteen Colonies.[2] Its current iteration was adopted on February 19, 2003. the coat the arch symbolizes the state's constitution while the pillars represent the three branches of government. The words of the state motto, "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation", are wrapped around the pillars, guarded by a figure dressed in colonial attire from the American Revolutionary War. Within the arms, a sword is drawn to represent the defense of the state's constitution with the motto of the United States, "In God We Trust", featured below these elements.

The overall design is based on the First National Flag of the Confederacy, which was nicknamed the "Stars and Bars".[3] Since Mississippi's vote to change their flag design in 2020, the Georgia flag remains one of the few state flags with references to the Confederacy.[4][5][6] It is one of three U.S. state flags to feature the words "In God We Trust", with the other two being those of Florida and Mississippi.

  1. ^ "Download Print And Press Materials". Georgia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Current Georgia State Flag". GeorgiaInfo An Online Georgia Almanac. Galileo - University System of Georgia. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Jackson, Edwin L. "State Flags of Georgia". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
  4. ^ AJ Willingham (July 2020). "Mississippi changing its flag isn't the end of Confederate symbols in state flags". CNN. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Unity Through Design: The Power of Flags | Michael Green | TEDxTAMUSalon", YouTube, February 11, 2020, archived from the original on May 25, 2021, retrieved May 25, 2021
  6. ^ Ingraham, Christopher (June 21, 2015). "How the Confederacy lives on in the flags of seven Southern states". Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.