In the coat of arms, the arch symbolizes the state's constitution and the pillars represent the three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. The words of the state motto, "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation," are wrapped around the pillars, guarded by a male figure dressed in colonial attire dating back to the American Revolution. Within the arms, a sword is drawn to represent the defense of the state's constitution. An additional motto, In God We Trust, is positioned underneath these elements acting as the state's "foundation". The ring of stars that encompass the state's coat of arms symbolize Georgia's status as one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Political pressure for a change in the official state flag increased during the 1990s, in particular during the run-up to the 1996 Olympic Games that were held in Atlanta. In 1992, Governor Zell Miller announced his intention to get the battle flag element removed, but the state legislature refused to pass any flag-modifying legislation.
GA Proposed Flag "Marmocet"
GA Proposed Flag "lizard-socks"
GA Flag Proposal "Tibbetts 1"
GA Flag Proposal "Tibbetts 2"
GA Flag Proposal "Lord Grattan"
GA Flag Proposal "Jack Expo"
GA Flag Proposal "FlagFreak"
GA Flag Proposal "Graphicology"
GA Flag Proposal "PaladinOfTheSun"
GA Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
GA Flag Proposal "Peach Flag/Cherokee Star - by Usacelt"
GA Flag Proposal by Kermitdefrog
GA Flag Proposal "Sesterce"
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 1 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 2 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 3 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 4 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 7 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 5 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 6 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 8 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 9 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 10 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 11 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No.12 Designed by: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 13 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 14 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No.15 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 26 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 16 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 17 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 18 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 19 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 21 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 22 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 23 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 24 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 25 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 26 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 27 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 28 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 29 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 30 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 28 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 31 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 29 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 32 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 29 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 33 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 29 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 34 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 29 AuG 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 35 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 05 SEP 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 36 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 05 SEP 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 38 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 05 SEP 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 37 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 05 SEP 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 39 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 05 SEP 2014
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 40 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 05 SEP 2014
GA Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 41 original red white & Blue design by AlternateUniverseDesigns Remix Color Edit By: Stephen Richard Barlow 02 NOV 2014 at 0744hrs cst
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 27b Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 23 NOV 2014 at 1114 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 27c Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 23 NOV 2014 at 1118 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 41b Designed By: AlternateUniverseDesignes Remixed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 0758 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 41c Designed By: AlternateUniverseDesigns Remixed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 0758 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 41d Designed By: AlternateUniverseDesigns Remixed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 26 NOV 2014 at 1121 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 42 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 NOV 2014 at 1055 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 42a Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 NOV 2014 at 1136 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20a Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 1100 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20b Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 1229 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20c Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 1253 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20d Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 1326 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20e Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 1330 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20f Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 NOV 2014 at 1334 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20g Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 NOV 2014 at 0605 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20h Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 NOV 2014 at 0610 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 20i Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 25 NOV 2014 at 0612 HRS CST
Georgia State Flag Symplistic Proposal. I removed the seal, restoring the flag back to its original stars and stripes. The star in the middle represents the state itself. By Ed Mitchell. 2013.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 43 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 26 JAN 2015 at 2229 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 3a Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 17 MAR 2015 at 0355 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 3b Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 17 MAR 2015 at 0359 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 42b Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 17 MAR 2015 at 0416 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 44 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 17 MAR 2015 at 0431 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 3c Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 17 MARCH 2015 at 0919 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 7a Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 17 MARCH 2015 at 0945 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal No. 45 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 23 MAR 2015 at 0505 HRS CST.
Georgia State Flag Proposal NATHANIEL TANG on 8 JUNE 2015 at 00:14 UTC. The centre rondel is from the current flag sans words, while the rest of the flag derives from the Coat of Arms of George II, for whom the state was named, as Elector of Hanover
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 8 JUNE 2015 at 00:41 UTC. The left half of the flag represents the "betsy ross" stars and stripes with a simplified version of the state emblem in the centre of the stars, while the right half of the flag derives from the Coat of Arms of George II, for whom the state was named, as Elector of Hanover
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 8 JUNE 2015 at 00:59 UTC. The left half of the flag represents the "betsy ross" stars and stripes with a simplified version of the state emblem in the centre of the stars, while the right half of the flag is the Union Flag during the reign of George II, for whom the state was named.
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 00:51 UTC . Cross of St. George, with the 13 stripes of the United States
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 00:51 UTC . Cross of St. George, a simplified state emblem in the top-left canton with the 13 stripes of the United States in the bottom-right canton
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 01:00 UTC . Cross of St. George, with the 13 stripes of the United States and a simplified state emblem in the canton.
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 01:00 UTC . Cross of St. George, with the 13 stripes of the United States and a simplified state emblem in the centre of the flag.
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 01:04 UTC . Cross of St. George, with a simplified state emblem in the centre
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 01:07 UTC . Cross of St. George, with the thirteen stars of the Betsy Ross Flag and the Confederate Flag in the canton
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 01:08 UTC . Cross of St. George, with the first Confederate National Flag in the canton.
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 11 JUNE 2015 at 01:09 UTC . Cross of St. George, with the final Confederate National Flag in the canton.
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 12 JUNE 2015 at 01:26 UTC . Cross of St. George in the hoist, with the fesses of the first Confederate National Flag in the fly.
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 12 JUNE 2015 at 01:26 UTC . The fesses of the first Confederate National Flag as the field, defaced with the shield of St. George.
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 12 JUNE 2015 at 12:02 UTC . The Cross of St. George, defaced with the first confederate flag with a gold bordered lozange
Georgia State Flag Proposal by NATHANIEL TANG on 12 JUNE 2015 at 12:02 UTC . The Cross of St. George, defaced with the confederate battle flag with a gold bordered lozange