Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Municipal flag of Philadelphia

The flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of three vertical stripes of equal width (blue, yellow, blue) with the city coat of arms across the center of the yellow stripe (although versions of the flag that omit the coat of arms are also frequently displayed). The seal and arms were adopted by the city in 1874. The blue and yellow colors commemorate the original Swedish colonization of Philadelphia. The dimensions of the flag are "10 feet long and 6 feet wide, or similar proportions". One flag manufacturer who supplies flags to the city government stated that the shade of blue used is "UN Blue" (the same shade used in the United Nations flag).

Coat of arms

Azure, a fess or, in chief a plough, in base, a ship in full sail, both proper. Crest: a nude right arm holding a pair of scales (representing justice). Supporters: two female figures, on the right side (observer's left), dressed in white and purple robes, crowned with an olive wreath and holding a scroll charged with an anchor in her right hand; on the left side (observer's right) is the goddess Ceres, dressed in white and blue robes holding a cornucopia in her left hand. The motto on a scroll below is "Philadelphia Maneto" ("Let Brotherly Love Continue").