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List of flags of the United States

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This is a list of flags used in or otherwise associated with the United States.

National flag

Main article: Flag of the United States

Historical progression of designs

As the exact pattern of stars was not specified prior to 1912, and exact colors not specified prior to 1934, many of the historical U.S. national flags shown below are typical rather than official designs.

  • 1960 –
    1960 –
  • 1959 – 1960
    1959 – 1960
  • 1912 – 1959
    1912 – 1959
  • 1908 – 1912
    1908 – 1912
  • 1896 – 1908
    1896 – 1908
  • 1891 – 1896
    1891 – 1896
  • 1890 – 1891
    1890 – 1891
  • 1877 – 1890
    1877 – 1890
  • 1867 – 1877
    1867 – 1877
  • 1865 – 1867
    1865 – 1867
  • 1863 – 1865
    1863 – 1865
  • 1861 – 1863
    1861 – 1863
  • 1859 – 1861
    1859 – 1861
  • 1858 – 1859
    1858 – 1859
  • 1851 – 1858
    1851 – 1858
  • 1848 – 1851
    1848 – 1851
  • 1847 – 1848
    1847 – 1848
  • 1846 – 1847
    1846 – 1847
  • 1845 – 1846
    1845 – 1846
  • 1837 – 1845
    1837 – 1845
  • 1836 – 1837
    1836 – 1837
  • 1822 – 1836
    1822 – 1836
  • 1820 – 1822
    1820 – 1822
  • 1819 – 1820
    1819 – 1820
  • 1818 – 1819
    1818 – 1819
  • 1795 – 1818 (the Star Spangled Banner)
    1795 – 1818 (the Star Spangled Banner)
  • 1777 – 1795
    1777 – 1795
  • 1776 – 1777 (the Grand Union Flag)
    1776 – 1777 (the Grand Union Flag)

Other historical versions


Flags with similar designs

See also: Gallery of flags with cantons

Other federal flags

Military flags

Main article: Flags of the United States armed forces

State flags

Main article: Flags of the U.S. states

As examples, here are the four highest-rated flags in terms of design quality, according to a 2001 survey by the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA).[1]

Territory and commonwealth flags

Insular area flags

The U.S. national flag is the official flag for all islands, atolls, and reefs comprising the United States Minor Outlying Islands. However, unofficial flags are in use on 5 of these 9 insular areas:

Source:

City flags

Further information: [[:City flags: United States on Wikimedia Commons]]

In 2004, NAVA conducted a survey to rank 150 U.S. city flags in terms of design quality.[2] Here are the top 8 city flags as ranked and their mean ratings on the survey's 10-point scale:

Maritime flags

Main article: Ensign of the United States

Native American tribal flags

Further information: [[:Flags of Native Americans in the United States on Wikimedia Commons]]

Confederate flags

Main article: Flags of the Confederate States of America
  • First National Flag
    First National Flag
  • Second National Flag
    Second National Flag
  • Third National Flag
    Third National Flag
  • Battle Flag
    Battle Flag
  • Naval Ensign (1863)
    Naval Ensign (1863)
  • Navy Jack, 1861-1863
    Navy Jack, 1861-1863
  • Navy Jack, 1863-1865
    Navy Jack, 1863-1865

Historic flags

Other flags of U.S. origin

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
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