Indiana, flag of

Indiana, flag of

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      U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with a gold or buff (light tan) torch surrounded by 19 stars.

      In 1916, the centennial of Indiana statehood, the Daughters of the American Revolution held a flag design competition. The winning design, by Paul Hadley, was approved as the “state banner” on May 31, 1917. The flag is defined by law as having design elements in either gold or buff, although in practice gold (actually golden yellow) is almost always used. The torch, symbolic of enlightenment and liberty, has rays spreading outward from its flames. A total of 19 stars ring the torch, recalling that the state was the 19th to join the Union. The name of the state is displayed above the largest star. The flag was defined as the state banner because, according to an act of the state legislature in 1901, the state flag was technically the national flag of the United States (United States of America, flag of the). In 1955 the General Assembly changed its classification from state banner to state flag “in addition to the American flag.”

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