Flag of Long Beach, California

Long Beach
UseMunicipal
Proportion12:19
AdoptedJuly 5, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-07-05)
DesignA gold and blue flag divided horizontally by a widening white wave. The inner area of the city seal is located on the top left, outlined by white and "CITY OF LONG BEACH THE INTERNATIONAL CITY" written in white sans-serif is located on the bottom right.
Designed byDerived from design by Al Maddy

The flag of Long Beach, California was adopted on July 5, 1967.[1] It incorporates the city's seal, name, and motto on a gold, white, and blue field.[2] The field is designed to be reminiscent of a beach.[3] Each of the colors also has its own meaning, the gold represents the sand on the beach, the white represents the city's clean air, and the blue represents the Pacific Ocean.[4]

  1. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Mayors of U.S. Cities A-L". World Statesmen. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ Wyatt, Rick (18 November 2017). "Long Beach, California (U.S)". CRW Flags. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ Szmidt, Ben (15 April 2016). "Big U.S. city flags ranked - Fun Flag Facts". Fun Flag Facts. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Long Beach, California, City Flag". Flagpoles Etc. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.