The flag of Annapolis, Maryland, is a white background with the city's seal on the top, and a heraldic scroll with the words "VIXI LIBER ET MORIAR" inside on the bottom.
Symbolism[]
The white background of the flag was the militia flag selected by Sir Francis Nicholson, the royal governor who made Annapolis the capital of Maryland.
The crown is a tribute to Queen Anne, who chartered her colonial namesake as a city in 1708. The two flowers represent two British royal families. The rose symbolizes the Tudor family and the thistle, a flower native to Scotland, represents the Stuarts.
The slogan on the flag, translated from Latin means, "I have lived free and will die so."[2]
2004 NAVA survey[]
The flag scored 5.39 / 28th out of 150 on the 2004 NAVA city flag survey, behind Minneapolis, and ahead of Seattle.
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