History of Pennsylvania State Flag:
- Adopted 1907
- The flag has the coat of arms on a blue background
- The flag was initially authorized in 1798, but was not the state flag by law until 1907
- The coat of arms consists of a shield with a ship in the water, a plow on the beach and three golden sheaves of wheat
- Above the shield is an American bald eagle
- There is a horse on each side of the shield
- An olive branch is below the shield
- And a banner below that says “Virtue, Liberty, and Independence”

