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Flag of Maine
The flag of the U.S. state of Maine features the state coat of arms on a blue field. In the center of a heraldic shield, a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman are meant to represent the traditional reliance on agriculture and the sea by the state. The North Star is intended to allude to the state motto: dirigo ('I lead'). Maine has two official flags, and the current flag was adopted on February 23, 1909.
The law establishing the flag was enacted on February 23, 1909, and, to honor Union veterans, was modeled after flags used by Maine's units in the American Civil War:
§206. State flag. The flag to be known as the official flag of the State shall be of blue, of the same color as the blue field in the flag of the United States, and of the following dimensions and designs; to wit, the length or height of the staff to be 9 feet, including brass spearhead and ferrule; the fly of said flag to be 5 feet 6 inches [1.68 m], and to be 4 feet 4 inches [1.32 m] on the staff; in the center of the flag there shall be embroidered in silk on both sides of the flag the coat of arms of the State, in proportionate size; the edges to be trimmed with knotted fringe of yellow silk, 2+1⁄2 inches [64 mm] wide; a cord, with tassels, to be attached to the staff at the spearhead, to be 8 feet 6 inches [2.59 m] long and composed of white and blue silk strands. A flag made in accordance with the description given in this section shall be kept in the office of the Adjutant General as a model.
The design commonly used omits the circular ring prescribed by Maine Law as a part of the Maine arms and moves the "Sea and Forest Scene" from the outside of the shield to the inside of the shield. No known flags of the state conform to the official description. The coat of arms has no official colors, so variations in coloration can be seen in flags from different manufacturers. The blue field, however, is specified to be the same blue as in the flag of the United States. According to the official description, the flag should have a fringe of yellow silk and should have a blue and white silk cord attached at the spearhead; these embellishments are very rarely observed.
The first flag of Maine was adopted on March 21, 1901 and consisted of a green pine tree, a New England symbol that represented freedom, in the center, with a blue "North Star", all on a buff-colored background. The flag was used as a state and military flag. According to the San Diego Union and Daily Bee, a state flag was carried in Chicago on July 4, 1880, but its design was not described. There was a state flag hanging in the council chamber at the State House in 1891, the design is unknown. Only one contemporary state flag is known to still exist today.
The Maine legislature approved the current flag of Maine on February 24, 1909.
The 1909 flag was as seen restoring the old flag that Maine's soldiers had fought under during the American Civil War. As one newspaper wrote, "The Union Blue of the traditional Maine flag honors the legacy of our forbearers and the sacrifices [made] to save the Union and Free the Slaves."
Maine is also one of two states with a separate ensign, which is rarely seen (the other is Massachusetts). It features symbols from the current flag and the older one, with a white field and green pine tree. The green pine tree has the foul anchor, and the words "MAINE" and "DIRIGO" around it.
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Flag of Maine
The flag of the U.S. state of Maine features the state coat of arms on a blue field. In the center of a heraldic shield, a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman are meant to represent the traditional reliance on agriculture and the sea by the state. The North Star is intended to allude to the state motto: dirigo ('I lead'). Maine has two official flags, and the current flag was adopted on February 23, 1909.
The law establishing the flag was enacted on February 23, 1909, and, to honor Union veterans, was modeled after flags used by Maine's units in the American Civil War:
§206. State flag. The flag to be known as the official flag of the State shall be of blue, of the same color as the blue field in the flag of the United States, and of the following dimensions and designs; to wit, the length or height of the staff to be 9 feet, including brass spearhead and ferrule; the fly of said flag to be 5 feet 6 inches [1.68 m], and to be 4 feet 4 inches [1.32 m] on the staff; in the center of the flag there shall be embroidered in silk on both sides of the flag the coat of arms of the State, in proportionate size; the edges to be trimmed with knotted fringe of yellow silk, 2+1⁄2 inches [64 mm] wide; a cord, with tassels, to be attached to the staff at the spearhead, to be 8 feet 6 inches [2.59 m] long and composed of white and blue silk strands. A flag made in accordance with the description given in this section shall be kept in the office of the Adjutant General as a model.
The design commonly used omits the circular ring prescribed by Maine Law as a part of the Maine arms and moves the "Sea and Forest Scene" from the outside of the shield to the inside of the shield. No known flags of the state conform to the official description. The coat of arms has no official colors, so variations in coloration can be seen in flags from different manufacturers. The blue field, however, is specified to be the same blue as in the flag of the United States. According to the official description, the flag should have a fringe of yellow silk and should have a blue and white silk cord attached at the spearhead; these embellishments are very rarely observed.
The first flag of Maine was adopted on March 21, 1901 and consisted of a green pine tree, a New England symbol that represented freedom, in the center, with a blue "North Star", all on a buff-colored background. The flag was used as a state and military flag. According to the San Diego Union and Daily Bee, a state flag was carried in Chicago on July 4, 1880, but its design was not described. There was a state flag hanging in the council chamber at the State House in 1891, the design is unknown. Only one contemporary state flag is known to still exist today.
The Maine legislature approved the current flag of Maine on February 24, 1909.
The 1909 flag was as seen restoring the old flag that Maine's soldiers had fought under during the American Civil War. As one newspaper wrote, "The Union Blue of the traditional Maine flag honors the legacy of our forbearers and the sacrifices [made] to save the Union and Free the Slaves."
Maine is also one of two states with a separate ensign, which is rarely seen (the other is Massachusetts). It features symbols from the current flag and the older one, with a white field and green pine tree. The green pine tree has the foul anchor, and the words "MAINE" and "DIRIGO" around it.