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|image=Flag of North Carolina.svg
 
|image=Flag of North Carolina.svg
|adoption=9 March 1885
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|adoption=9 March 1885 (modified in 1991)
|image2=Flag of North Carolina (1861).svg
 
|caption2=1861–1885 flag
 
|adoption2=22 June 1861
 
 
|NAVA score=5.34
 
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{{wikipedia|Flag of North Carolina}}
 
{{wikipedia|Flag of North Carolina}}
   
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The flag of {{w|North Carolina}} is a bicolor of red and white, with a blue stripe at the hoist. Inside the blue stripe, is a white star separating '''N''' and '''C''', with 2 scroll shapes on the top and bottom reading "MAY 20th 1775" and "APRIL 12th 1776".
The flag of the State of {{w|North Carolina}} is defined by law as follows:
 
   
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== Symbolism ==
"[T]he flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter "N" in gilt on the left and the letter "C" in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: "April 12th, 1776"."
 
 
It bears the dates of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (May 20, 1775) and of the Halifax Resolves (April 12, 1776), documents that place North Carolina at the forefront of the American independence movement. Both dates also appear on the Seal of North Carolina.
   
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== History ==
It bears the dates of the {{w|Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence}} (May 20, 1775) and of the {{w|Halifax Resolves}} (April 12, 1776), documents that place North Carolina at the forefront of the American independence movement. Both dates also appear on the {{w|Great Seal of North Carolina}}.
 
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File:Flag of North Carolina (1861).svg|June 22, 1861 - April 9, 1865
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File:Flag of North Carolina (1885–1991).svg|February 5, 1885 - June 24, 1991
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File:Flag of North Carolina.svg|June 24, 1991 - present
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</gallery>
   
 
==Proposals for a New Flag of North Carolina==
 
==Proposals for a New Flag of North Carolina==
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NC Flag Proposal Pimsleurable.png|NC Flag Proposal "Pimsleurable"
 
NC Flag Proposal Pimsleurable.png|NC Flag Proposal "Pimsleurable"
 
NC Flag Proposal Jack Expo.png|NC Flag Proposal "Jack Expo"
 
NC Flag Proposal Jack Expo.png|NC Flag Proposal "Jack Expo"
NC Flag Proposal - motx72.png|North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72
 
 
NC Flag Proposal dutchie.png|NC Flag Proposal "Dutchie"
 
NC Flag Proposal dutchie.png|NC Flag Proposal "Dutchie"
 
NC Flag Proposal Tibbetts.jpg|NC Flag Proposal "Tibbetts"
 
NC Flag Proposal Tibbetts.jpg|NC Flag Proposal "Tibbetts"
 
NC Flag Proposal - motx72.png|North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72
 
NC Flag Proposal FlagFreak.png|NC Flag Proposal "FlagFreak"
 
NC Flag Proposal FlagFreak.png|NC Flag Proposal "FlagFreak"
 
NC Flag Proposal ironchefshark.png|NC Flag Proposal "ironchefshark"
 
NC Flag Proposal ironchefshark.png|NC Flag Proposal "ironchefshark"
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North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72 02.png|North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72 02
 
NC Flag Proposal BigRed618.png|NC Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
 
NC Flag Proposal BigRed618.png|NC Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
 
North Carolina.png|North Carolina State Flag Simplistic Proposal. The existing flag has a blue vertical rectangle on the left side which represents the bonnie blue flag (unofficial confederate flag). I changed the blue to red, restoring the flag back to its original 1775 state. By Ed Mitchell. 2013.
 
North Carolina.png|North Carolina State Flag Simplistic Proposal. The existing flag has a blue vertical rectangle on the left side which represents the bonnie blue flag (unofficial confederate flag). I changed the blue to red, restoring the flag back to its original 1775 state. By Ed Mitchell. 2013.
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North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72 03.png|North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72 03
North Carolina State Flag Proposal No 3 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 7 AUG 2014 at 1145hrs cst.jpg|North Carolina Flag Proposal No. 3 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 7 AUG 2014
 
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US-NC flag proposal Achaley.jpg|North Carolina flag proposal by Achaley.
 
North Carolina flag proposal No. 18b by Stephen Richard Barlow 10 AUG 2015 at 1455 HRS CST..jpg|North Carolina flag proposal No. 18b by: Stephen Richard Barlow 10 AUG 2015 at 1455 HRS CST.
 
North Carolina flag proposal No. 18b by Stephen Richard Barlow 10 AUG 2015 at 1455 HRS CST..jpg|North Carolina flag proposal No. 18b by: Stephen Richard Barlow 10 AUG 2015 at 1455 HRS CST.
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North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72 04.png|North Carolina flag proposal MOTX72_04
 
North Carolina State Flag Proposal No 3 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 7 AUG 2014 at 1145hrs cst.jpg|North Carolina Flag Proposal No. 3 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 7 AUG 2014
 
NC Flag Proposal McCourt.png|NC Flag Proposal "McCourt"
 
NC Flag Proposal McCourt.png|NC Flag Proposal "McCourt"
File:US-NC flag proposal Achaley.jpg|North Carolina flag proposal by Achaley.
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US-NC flag proposal Hans 1.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Jul 2014|n=1}}
File:US-NC flag proposal Hans 1.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Jul 2014|n=1}}
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US-NC flag proposal Hans 2.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Oct 2015|n=2}}
File:US-NC flag proposal Hans 2.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Oct 2015|n=2}}
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US-NC flag proposal Hans 2 (centered).png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=2|det=Centered version.}}
File:US-NC flag proposal Hans 2 (centered).png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=2|det=Centered version.}}
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US-NC flag proposal Hans 3.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=3}}
File:US-NC flag proposal Hans 3.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=3}}
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US-NC flag proposal Hans 4.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=4}}
File:US-NC flag proposal Hans 4.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=4}}
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US-NC flag proposal Hans 5.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2017|n=5}}
File:US-NC flag proposal Hans 5.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2017|n=5}}
 
 
33NorthCarolina5theye.png|NC flag proposal by 5thEye
 
33NorthCarolina5theye.png|NC flag proposal by 5thEye
 
NC Flag.png|North Carolina flag proposal by Digilog. Apr 2017
 
NC Flag.png|North Carolina flag proposal by Digilog. Apr 2017
 
North C bare.png|Still red over white but that only happens over the upper arm of the white star on the fly side. extending from the star's arm is the point of the gold ribbon. Design by Rotten Ali.
 
North C bare.png|Still red over white but that only happens over the upper arm of the white star on the fly side. extending from the star's arm is the point of the gold ribbon. Design by Rotten Ali.
 
NC Flag Proposal Dio.jpeg|NC flag proposal by user Dio the Ludicolo. December 2017.
 
NC Flag Proposal Dio.jpeg|NC flag proposal by user Dio the Ludicolo. December 2017.
Northcarolina.png|By [[User:SimplisticFlags|SimplisticFlags]]. January 2019. ([[User:SimplisticFlags/Flag Proposals/American States#North Carolina|details]])
 
 
North Carolina - 13 Stars.png|My proposed state flag for North Carolina. [Posted by Ken Morton]
 
North Carolina - 13 Stars.png|My proposed state flag for North Carolina. [Posted by Ken Morton]
NC_PNG.png|The shape of the angles in the flag mimic the shape of the state itself, with blue for the ocean in the southeast, and green for the mountains and forests in the northwest. This idea is also represented in the state seal. The white bar in the middle of the flag represents the Piedmont Crescent, the historical economic and population center of the state connecting Charlotte and Raleigh. The Crescent was developed as a result of the cotton mill industry, hence the white color. The red star comes from a Civil War version of the NC flag that had a red field with white star. The colors are inverted today to reflect the new direction of the state in the modern era. The star also represents the cap of liberty and horn of plenty from the state seal. Posted by Preston Knapp [https://vexillology.fandom.com/wiki/User:Preston_Knapp]
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NC PNG.png|The shape of the angles in the flag mimic the shape of the state itself, with blue for the ocean in the southeast, and green for the mountains and forests in the northwest. This idea is also represented in the state seal. The white bar in the middle of the flag represents the Piedmont Crescent, the historical economic and population center of the state connecting Charlotte and Raleigh. The Crescent was developed as a result of the cotton mill industry, hence the white color. The red star comes from a Civil War version of the NC flag that had a red field with white star. The colors are inverted today to reflect the new direction of the state in the modern era. The star also represents the cap of liberty and horn of plenty from the state seal. Posted by Preston Knapp [https://vexillology.fandom.com/wiki/User:Preston_Knapp]
Proposal Flag of North Carolina.svg|Proposal "les is more" for a flag for North Carolina, taking the star and all other markings off the flag.
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Proposal Flag of North Carolina.svg|Proposal "less is more" for a flag for North Carolina. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Dec 2019 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/US-ESE#North Carolina|details]])
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North Carolina - Blue.png|Part of series of designs for state flags, all in blue and white. (Posted by Ken Morton)
 
12northcarolina.png|By [[User:SimplisticFlags|SimplisticFlags]]. July 2020. ([[User:SimplisticFlags/Flag Proposals/American States#North Carolina|details]])
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New Flag for NC.PNG
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Nc-base.png|This NC redesign incorporates the current flag colors and adds a light blue stripe (taken from the state license plate) to represent the general SW-NE orientation of the coastline. The upward-pointing lines symbolize the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk.
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Nc-base 3.png|As above but with beloved NC from current flag
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Nc-base 2.png|As above but with the single star from the current flag
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File:NC R6 final result.png|Poll Results - Facebook based redesign contest of September 2021.
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File:NC Flag Proposal DILWeed649 1.svg|Redesign 1 by [[User:DILWeed649|DILWeed649]], December 2023. This redesign is derived from the current flag by removing the blue bar at the hoist, inverting the colors where it used to be, and centering a blue star from the Guilford courthouse flag on the intersection. Circling the star are eight escutcheons taken from the state senate's coat of arms, representing the eight lords proprietor of the colonial province of Carolina. They point inward toward the Guilford star, a symbol of North Carolina's statehood and role in the revolutionary war. The star and escutcheons combined look like the afterimages of a spinning propeller, a nod to the Wright Flyer's first flight at Kitty Hawk.
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File:NC Flag Proposal DILWeed649 2.svg|Redesign 2 by [[User:DILWeed649|DILWeed649]], December 2023. Alternate blue version.
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File:North Carolina(Redesign by Reflex-Martian Mario).png|Flag Proposal by Martian Mario(Meant to look like the coat of arms but with a twist)
 
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{{United States}}
 
[[Category:North Carolina]]
 
[[Category:North Carolina]]
 
[[Category:United States state]]
 
[[Category:United States state]]

Latest revision as of 10:29, 19 March 2024

The flag of North Carolina is a bicolor of red and white, with a blue stripe at the hoist. Inside the blue stripe, is a white star separating N and C, with 2 scroll shapes on the top and bottom reading "MAY 20th 1775" and "APRIL 12th 1776".

Symbolism[]

It bears the dates of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (May 20, 1775) and of the Halifax Resolves (April 12, 1776), documents that place North Carolina at the forefront of the American independence movement. Both dates also appear on the Seal of North Carolina.

History[]

Proposals for a New Flag of North Carolina[]