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The
design of the Indiana State Flag is the result
of a design competition sponsored by the
Daughters of the American Revolution during the
state's 1916 Centennial celebration. The winning
design by Mooresville, Indiana artist Paul Hadley
was adopted by the Indiana General Assembly in
1917. Originally described as the state
"banner", the name was changed to "flag" by the
the 1955 General Assembly.
On a field
of blue, the flag displays a torch, colored gold
or buff, surrounded by an outer circle of
thirteen stars and an inner circle of five
stars.
The
flaming torch stands for "..liberty and
enlightenment." The six rays radiating from the
torch are meant to symbolize the expansive nature
of those two concepts. The thirteen stars of the
outer circle represent the thirteen original
colonies of the United States. The five stars of
the inner circle represent the next five states
admitted to the Union. The largest star,
positioned at the top of the torch and below the
state name, represents Indiana, the nineteenth
state.
If you
want more information on the State Flags of the
United States, you might want to check
How Proudly They Wave: Flags of the Fifty States by Rita D. Haban. This book is
geared toward kids... and for adults like me who
want to know about the history and design
significance of the flags of all fifty states
but can't find this information in an expensive
encyclopedia. |
Official State Flag of Indiana
