The seal depicts a pioneer and a statesman embracing. Popular belief claims that the buckskin-clad man on the left is Daniel Boone, who was largely responsible for the exploration of Kentucky, and the man in the suit on the right is Henry Clay, Kentucky's most famous statesman. However, the official explanation is that the men represent all frontiersmen and statesmen, rather than any specific persons. The state motto: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" circles them. The motto comes from the lyrics of "The Liberty Song", a patriotic song from the American Revolution.
In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 Canadian provincial, U.S. state, and U.S. territorial flags. Kentucky's flag finished 66th out of the 72 other flags.
Proposals for a New Flag of Kentucky
KY Proposed Flag "Bezbojnicul 1"
KY Propposed Flag "Bezbojnicul 2"
KY Proposed Flag "Bezbojnicul 3"
KY Proposed Flag "xochihuehuetl"
KY Flag Proposal "Jack Expo"
KY Flag Proposal "Tibbetts"
KY Flag Proposal "Glen"
KY Flag Proposal "Jim Steele"
KY Flag Proposal "Hapsburg"
KY Flag Proposal "Lord Grattan"
KY Proposed Flag "VoronX 1"
KY Proposed Flag "VoronX 2"
KY Flag Proposal "FlagFreak"
KY Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
KY Flag Proposal "Graphicology"
KY Flag Proposal "Bluegrass - by Usacelt"
KY Flag Proposal by Kermitdefrog
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 1 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 2 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 3 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 4 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 5 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 6 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No.7 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 8 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 9 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 10 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 11 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 12 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 13 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 14 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 15 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 16 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 17 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 18 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 19 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 20 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 21 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 22 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 23 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 30 AuG 2014
KY Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 24 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 02 NOV 2014 at 1025hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 25 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 02 NOV 2014 at 1105hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 26 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 02 NOV 2014 at 1113hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 27 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 03 NOV 2014 at 0015hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 28 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 03 NOV 2014 at 0032hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 03 NOV 2014 at 2337hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29b Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 04 NOV 2014 at 0136hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29c By: Stephen Richard Barlow 04 NOV 2014
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29d By: Stephen Richard Barlow 04 NOV 2014 at 0506hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29e By: Stephen Richard Barlow 04 NOV 2014 at 0629hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29f By: Stephen Richard Barlow 04 NOV 2014 at 0630hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal NO. 29g By: Stephen Richard Barlow 06 NOV 2014 at 0721hrs cst
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29h Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 10 NOV 2014 at 1103 hrs cst
The intertwined arrows represent the joining of the frontiersman (red) and the statesman (blue) who are shaking hands on the existing state steal. That image (illustrating the motto, “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”) also appears on the flag. The angled lines suggest a “K.”—Ed Mitchell. Image: Ed Mitchell
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29i Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 18 NOV 2014 at 0430 HRS CST
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29j Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 18 NOV 2014 at 0433 HRS CST
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29k Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 NOV 2014 at 0730 HRS CST
Kentucky State Flag Proposal No. 29L Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 NOV 2014 at 0729 HRS CST