Flag of Rhode Island
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The flag of Rhode Island has a white background with a gold anchor in the center (a symbol for hope) with thirteen gold stars around it (for the thirteen original colonies). Below the anchor is a blue ribbon with the word "HOPE" (the state's motto) in gold on it. This current flag of Rhode Island was adopted in 1897.
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Use | Civil and state flag |
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Proportion | 29:33 |
Adopted | November 1, 1897 |
Design | Gold anchor, surrounded by 13 gold stars, on a field of white. A blue ribbon below the anchor contains the text "hope". |
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After the union of England and Scotland, some New England ensigns used the British Union Flag rather than the St George's Cross.[1]
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The Flag of New England during the Revolutionary War.[4]
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Flag flown during the Dominion of New England using the personal standard of Edmund Andros
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The flag of Rhode Island from 1877 to 1882.
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The flag of Rhode Island from 1882 to 1897.
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Flag used since 1897
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change- ↑ 'Historical Flags of Our Ancestors'. "Flags of the American Revolution Era". Loeser.is. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ David B. Martucci. "The New England Flag". D. Martucci. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ 'Historical Flags of Our Ancestors'. "Flags of the Early North American Colonies and Explorers". Loeser.is. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "New England flags (U.S.)". Crwflags.com. Retrieved 2008-11-07.