Flag of California

Bear Flag
Flag of California
The Bear Flag
UseCivil and state flag, state ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Flag can be hung vertically by hoisting on a normal pole, then turning the pole 90°
Proportion2:3
AdoptedFebruary 3, 1911; 113 years ago (1911-02-03) (standardized 1953)
DesignA 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 byDonald 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference csl-h-c was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "California's 'Red Star' Revolution". Santa Cruz Sentinel.