Flag of Indiana
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| Proportion | 3:2 or 5:3 |
| Adopted | May 31, 1917 |
| Design | A gold torch surrounded by an outer circle of thirteen stars, an inner semi circle of five stars, and one star at the top on a field of blue. |
| Designed by | Paul Hadley |
The flag of Indiana was designed by Paul Hadley and officially adopted by the state on May 31, 1917.
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[edit] History
To commemorate the state's centennial in 1916, the Indiana General Assembly resolved to adopt a new state flag. At the request of the General Assembly a contest was sponsored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution to design a new Indiana state flag. As an incentive to increase submissions the winner would receive a one hundred dollar prize. More than two hundred proposals were received and examined. The entry created by Paul Hadley of Mooresville, Indiana was chosen as the winner of the contest and received the one hundred dollar prize.[1]
On May 31, 1917 the flag was adopted as the state's Banner. The legislature made only one change to original design, they added the word Indiana over the top of the torch. The state banner was later renamed the state's flag in a new statute passed in 1955.[2]
[edit] Iconography
The flag consists of a gold torch that represents liberty and enlightenment; the rays around the torch represent their far-reaching influence. The nineteen stars represent Indiana's place as the nineteenth state to join the United States - thirteen stars in the outer loop for the original Thirteen Colonies, five inside them for the next five states added to the Union, and one large star above the torch to represent Indiana.
[edit] Statute
The statute that authorized the new state flag states:
The flags dimensions shall be three feet fly by two feet hoist; or five feet fly by three feet hoist; or any size proportionate to either of those dimensions. The field of the flag shall be blue with nineteen stars and a flaming torch in gold or buff. Thirteen stars shall be arranged in an outer circle, representing the original thirteen states; five stars shall be arranged in a half circle below the torch and inside the outer circle of stars, representing the states admitted prior to Indiana; and the nineteenth star, appreciably larger than the others and representing Indiana shall be placed above the flame of the torch. The outer circle of stars shall be so arranged that one star shall appear directly in the middle at the top of the circle, and the word "Indiana" shall be placed in a half circle over and above the star representing Indiana and midway between it and the star in the center above it. Rays shall be shown radiating from the torch to the three stars on each side of the star in the upper center of the circle.[3]
Several laws govern the use of the state flag. The flag is required to be flown by all state militias.[4] It is also to always be on display at the state capitol building at all times.[5] The flag must also be displayed at any agency that that is funded in part or in full by the state government.[6] In all other respects the flag should be treated with the same care and respect as the Flag of the United States.[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Indiana Historical Bureau. Indiana's State Banner. IN.gov. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- Indiana (U.S.). FOTW. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
[edit] References
- ^ Indiana Historical Bureau. Indiana's State Banner. IN.gov. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Indiana Historical Bureau. Indiana's State Banner. IN.gov. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ Indiana Code, Title 1, Article 2, IC 1-2-2-1, added 1955
- ^ Indiana Code, Title 1, Article 2, IC 1-2-2-2
- ^ Indiana Code, Title 1, Article 2, IC 1-2-3-1
- ^ Indiana Code, Title 1, Article 2, IC 1-2-3-5
- ^ Indiana Code, Title 1, Article 2, IC 1-2-3-6
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