History of Minnesota State Flag:
- Adopted August 2, 1983
- The flag has a modified version of the states seal on a blue background
- In 1983 the Women’s Auxiliary Board took control, created a 6 person committee to design the state flag
- A contest was held to design the flag
- There were 200 submissions
- Amelia Hyde Center won – in return she received $15
- The design was the state seal surrounded by moccasin flowers
- A red ribbon was intertwined through the design
- “L’Etoile du Norde” which means “The Star of the North”
- The dates 1819 – the establishment of Fort Snelling which was used for defense during war
- 1893 – the adoption of the flag
- At the top, above the flowers and ribbon is the dat 1858 which is when Minnesota became a state
- Below the seal and design is “Minnesota” then there are 19 stars clustered to form the shape of a larger star that represents Minnesota as the 19th state to be to be admitted after the original 13 colonies – so the 32nd state overall
- This flag was originally made out of silk by Pauline and Thomane Fjelde, who won a gold medal for the creation
- In 1957 the flag was redesigned to eliminate the white side of the flag to cut on cost of production and to make it more durable in the wind
- In 1983, there was a change in the seal, so the design of the flag did also. And the color changed from a royal blue to a medium blue
