The state flag of georgia. In the centre of each quarter is a red bolnur katskhuri cross. The eve of the civil war 1861 65 georgia did not have an official state flag. Although the bonnie blue flag is the best known example a better documented flag consisted of a single red star on a white field.
Georgia shrank the battle flag emblem from its dominant position on its state flag in 2001 in a move led by the georgia house black caucus and supported by democratic then governor roy barnes. The current flag of the state of georgia was adopted on may 8 2003. Georgia became the 4 th of the original 13 colonies to become a state in the union on january 2 1788.
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 georgia state flag was changed feb. A white field with a centered red cross.
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. 13 1956 incorporating a confederate battle emblem into the design as a response to the supreme court rulings on desegregating schools. It has three stripes red white and red and a blue canton featuring a ring of 13 stars surrounding the state coat of arms.
The current official state flag was adopted in 2003. According to a 2001 survey by the north american vexillological association new mexico has the best designed flag of any us. 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.
Territory or canadian province while georgias state flag was rated the worst design georgia adopted a new flag in 2003.