The flag of Baltimore, Maryland, is a diagonal checkerboard of black and gold, with a shield fimbriated in black and gold, with a representation of the Battle Monument inside.
Symbolism[]
The city was named for Lord Baltimore (George Calvert, the first English Baron of Baltimore, seated in County Longford, Ireland). His arms also appear on the first and fourth quarters of Maryland’s flag, and were the colors first brought ashore by the early settlers of the state in the 17th century. The Battle Monument, the central figure on the city’s seal, was designed by Maximilian Godefroy in 1815 to commemorate the successful defense of the city against the British in the War of 1812.
History[]
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2004 NAVA survey[]
The flag ranked 18th on the 2004 NAVA city flag survey, with a score of 7.64 out of 10.
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