State flag of georgia usa. Official state flag of georgia. 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. The first georgian flag design came about during the era of the early georgian state the principality of iberia which had a red cross against a white background similar to the flag of englandthe subsequent principality of tao klarjeti shared this same flag.
The flag of the kingdom of abkhazia had 4 green strips in a dextral position on the right side while the left. 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. Although the bonnie blue flag is the best known example a better documented flag consisted of a single red star on a white field.
State in the united states georgia state state of georgia flag seal nicknames. The eve of the civil war 1861 65 georgia did not have an official state flag. The flag of georgia type.
The current flag of the state of georgia was adopted on may 8 2003. Peach state empire state of the south mottos. Territory or canadian province while georgias state flag was rated the worst design georgia adopted a new flag in 2003.
There is a square blue canton the width of two bars in the upper left corner. Wisdom justice moderation anthem. Georgias coat of arms is centered on the canton with the words in god.
Georgia adopted a new state flag in 2003. Georgia became the 4 th of the original 13 colonies to become a state in the union on january 2 1788. In the coat of arms the arch symbolizes the states constitution while the pillars represent the three branches of government.
Georgia on my mind map of the united states with georgia highlighted country united states before statehood province of georgia admitted to the union january 2 1788 4th capital and largest city atlanta largest metro metro. Georgias early economy was based on the slave plantation system. Underneath the small flags was the motto in god we trust.
Nebraskas state flag whose design was rated second worst remains in use to date. One of the first states to secede from the union in 1861 georgia strongly supported the confederate states of america confederacy during the american civil warhowever it paid a high price in suffering from the devastation accompanying the union armys siege of northern georgia and gen. It has three stripes red white and red and a blue canton featuring a ring of 13 stars surrounding the state coat of arms.
State of georgia as defined in the official code of georgia annotated or by joint resolutions of the georgia general assembly. The current official state flag was adopted in 2003. This is a list of state symbols for the us.