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==History== |
==History== |
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Within the seal, a plow, shovel, and pick rest in a field in front of the [[Great Falls of the Missouri River]]. The ribbon contains the state motto, ''Oro y plata'' (Spanish for "Gold and silver"). The current flag was adopted in 1905, and the word "Montana" above the seal was added in 1981. In 1985, the flag was again modified to specify the font used in "Montana:" [[Helvetica|Helvetica Bold]].<ref>[http://www.montanakids.com/db_engine/presentations/presentation.asp?pid=204&sub=Symbols+of+Montana Montanakids | Facts And Figures<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://sos.mt.gov/about/state-flag About the State Flag]</ref> Before it was adopted as a state flag, it was used by Montana troops deploying for the [[Spanish/American War]].<ref>[http://sos.state.mt.us/About_Office/State_Flag.asp About the State Seal, Montana Secretary of State's Website<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Within the seal, a plow, shovel, and pick rest in a field in front of the [[Great Falls of the Missouri River]]. The ribbon contains the state motto, ''Oro y plata'' (Spanish for "Gold and silver"). The current flag was adopted in 1905, and the word "Montana" above the seal was added in 1981. In 1985, the flag was again modified to specify the font used in "Montana:" [[Helvetica|Helvetica Bold]].<ref>[http://www.montanakids.com/db_engine/presentations/presentation.asp?pid=204&sub=Symbols+of+Montana Montanakids | Facts And Figures<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192452/http://montanakids.com/db_engine/presentations/presentation.asp?pid=204&sub=Symbols%20of%20Montana |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref><ref>[http://sos.mt.gov/about/state-flag About the State Flag]</ref> Before it was adopted as a state flag, it was used by Montana troops deploying for the [[Spanish/American War]].<ref>[http://sos.state.mt.us/About_Office/State_Flag.asp About the State Seal, Montana Secretary of State's Website<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812004822/http://sos.state.mt.us/About_Office/State_Flag.asp |date=2007-08-12 }}</ref> |
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The [[North American Vexillological Association]] (NAVA) declared the flag of Montana to be the third worst state/provincial flag, 70th in a field of 72 in a list that contained all the [[provinces of Canada]], [[U.S. state]]s and [[United States territory|U.S. territories]]. [[Flag of Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia's flag]] was named the worst, but has since been changed, and [[Flag of Nebraska|Nebraska's flag]] was named second worst.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nava.org/digital-library/design/surveys/2001-State-Provincial-Flag-Survey.pdf|title=2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org|work=nava.org}}</ref> NAVA stated that about half of U.S. states used blue fields making them difficult to distinguish and the survey ranked flags with words and complex seals the lowest. |
The [[North American Vexillological Association]] (NAVA) declared the flag of Montana to be the third worst state/provincial flag, 70th in a field of 72 in a list that contained all the [[provinces of Canada]], [[U.S. state]]s and [[United States territory|U.S. territories]]. [[Flag of Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia's flag]] was named the worst, but has since been changed, and [[Flag of Nebraska|Nebraska's flag]] was named second worst.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nava.org/digital-library/design/surveys/2001-State-Provincial-Flag-Survey.pdf|title=2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org|work=nava.org}}</ref> NAVA stated that about half of U.S. states used blue fields making them difficult to distinguish and the survey ranked flags with words and complex seals the lowest. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commonscat|Flags of Montana}} |
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* [http://www.his.state.mt.us/education/studentguide/Symbols.asp Symbols of Montana] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100122040138/http://www.his.state.mt.us/education/studentguide/Symbols.asp Symbols of Montana] |
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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | July 1, 1981 |
| Design | Seal of Montana on a blue field. Above the seal the text "Montana" |
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The flag of the state of Montana consists of the image of the Montanan state seal centered on a blue field.
History
Within the seal, a plow, shovel, and pick rest in a field in front of the Great Falls of the Missouri River. The ribbon contains the state motto, Oro y plata (Spanish for "Gold and silver"). The current flag was adopted in 1905, and the word "Montana" above the seal was added in 1981. In 1985, the flag was again modified to specify the font used in "Montana:" Helvetica Bold.[1][2] Before it was adopted as a state flag, it was used by Montana troops deploying for the Spanish/American War.[3]
The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) declared the flag of Montana to be the third worst state/provincial flag, 70th in a field of 72 in a list that contained all the provinces of Canada, U.S. states and U.S. territories. Georgia's flag was named the worst, but has since been changed, and Nebraska's flag was named second worst.[4] NAVA stated that about half of U.S. states used blue fields making them difficult to distinguish and the survey ranked flags with words and complex seals the lowest.
See also
References
- ^ Montanakids | Facts And Figures Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ About the State Flag
- ^ About the State Seal, Montana Secretary of State's Website Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org" (PDF). nava.org.
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