State flag of georgia 1996. After the states secession from the union on january 19 1861 there were several newspaper reports of secession flags consisting of a single star on a solid background. Georgia state flag 1956 2001 georgia state flag 1956 2001 in early 1955 atlanta attorney john sammons bell who later served as a judge on the georgia court of appeals suggested a new state flag for georgia that would incorporate the confederate battle flag. The flag bears three stripes consisting of red white red and a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars encompassing the states coat of arms in gold.
Roy barnes right and cecil alexander left the designer of the new georgia state flag pose with the banner in the governors office at the capitol wednesday jan. State flag of georgia us from july 1 1956 to january 31 2001. The flag bears three stripes consisting of red white red featuring a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars encompassing the states coat of arms in gold.
In the coat of arms the arch symbolizes the states constitution while the pillars represent the three branches of government. At the 1956 session of the general assembly state senators jefferson lee. In the coat of arms the arch symbolizes the states constitution and the pillars represent the three branches of government.
The current flag of the state of georgia was adopted on may 8 2003. Although the bonnie blue flag is the best known example a better documented flag consisted of a single red star on a white field. The current flag of georgia was adopted on may 8 2003.
The eve of the civil war 1861 65 georgia did not have an official state flag.