Vexillology Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
Vexillology Wiki
Vexillology Wiki
2,325
pages
in: Oregon, United States state, Vexillology/Vexillography, History

Changes: Oregon

Back to page
Edit
Tag: Visual edit
(34 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
{{Page icon|Flag of Oregon.png}}
   
  +
{{Infobox flag
−
[[File:Flag_of_Oregon_-obverse-.svg|thumb|350px|The obverse side of the flag of Oregon, adopted on February 26, 1925.]][[File:Flag_of_Oregon_-reverse-.svg|thumb|350px|The reverse side of the flag of Oregon.]]
  
  +
|name=Oregon
  +
|country=United States
  +
|image=Flag of Oregon -obverse-.svg
  +
|caption=Obverse side of the flag of Oregon
  +
|adoption=26 February 1925
  +
|image2=Flag of Oregon -reverse-.svg
  +
|caption2=Reverse side of the flag of Oregon
  +
|NAVA score=3.30
  +
|NAVA rank=62nd
  +
}}
  +
{{wikipedia|Flag of Oregon}}
  ⚫
The flag of Oregon is a navy blue field with lettering and symbols in gold, representing the state colors of Oregon. On the obverse, the legend ''STATE OF OREGON'' is written above the {{w|Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon}} from the {{w|Seal of Oregon|Oregon state seal}}. The shield is surrounded by 33 stars, representing Oregon's admission to the Union as the 33rd state. Below the shield is written ''1859'', the year in which Oregon became a state.
   
  +
On the reverse of the flag is a depiction, also in gold, of a {{w|American beaver|beaver}}, the {{w|List of U.S. state mammals|state animal}} of Oregon. Oregon has the only {{w|Flags of the U.S. states|U.S. state flag}} with differing symbolism on two sides.
⚫
The flag field is navy blue with all lettering and symbols in gold, representing the state colors of Oregon.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-obb_4-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-obb-4 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Shearer_5-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-Shearer-5 [5]]</sup> On the obverse, the legend ''STATE OF OREGON'' is written above an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escutcheon_%28heraldry%29 escutcheon], which also appears in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_Oregon Oregon state seal]. The shield is surrounded by 33 stars, representing Oregon's admission to the Union as the 33rd state. Below the shield is written ''1859'', the year in which Oregon became a state.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-obb_4-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-obb-4 [4]]</sup>
  
   
  +
For dress or parade usage, the flag may feature a gold fringe. For standard usage, no fringe is required. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 3:5.
−
On the reverse of the flag is a depiction, also in gold, of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_beaver beaver], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mammals state animal] of Oregon.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-obb_4-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-obb-4 [4]]</sup> Oregon has the only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_U.S._states U.S. state flag] with differing symbolism on two sides.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fotw_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-fotw-6 [6]]</sup>
  
   
  ⚫
The current flag design became official on February 26, 1925. Oregon's flag is the last remaining state flag in the U.S. in which the obverse and reverse sides have different designs. {{w|Flag of Paraguay|Paraguay}} is the only country that still has a two-sided flag. Two-sided flags were previously more common, but have fallen out of favor due to inherently higher manufacturing costs relative to single-design flags.
−
For dress or parade usage, the flag may feature a gold fringe. For standard usage, no fringe is required.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-obb_4-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-obb-4 [4]]</sup> The ratio of the flag's width to length is 3:5.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-fotw2_7-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-fotw2-7 [7]]</sup>
  
   
⚫
The current flag design became official on February 26, 1925. Oregon's flag is the last remaining state flag in the U.S. in which the obverse and reverse sides have different designs.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mw_1-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-mw-1 [1]]</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Paraguay Paraguay]<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup> is the only country that still has a two-sided flag. Two-sided flags were previously more common, but have fallen out of favor due to inherently higher manufacturing costs relative to single-design flags.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mw_1-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-mw-1 [1]] </sup>
  
−  
−
The current flag for the state of Oregon was rated in a survey by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Vexillological_Association North American Vexillological Association] as 62nd out of the 72 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state U.S. state], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Territory U.S. territorial] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_Canada Canadian provincial] flags.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Oregon#cite_note-8 [8]]</sup>
  
 
==Proposals for a New Flag of Oregon==
  
==Proposals for a New Flag of Oregon==
 
Shown below are various designs that have been proposed for a new flag of Oregon.
  
Shown below are various designs that have been proposed for a new flag of Oregon.
   
 
===Proposals considered in ''The Oregonian'' poll, 2009===
  
===Proposals considered in ''The Oregonian'' poll, 2009===
  +
In December 2008&ndash;January 2009, Oregon newspaper ''The Oregonian'' held [http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon/index.ssf/2008/12/redesign_the_oregon_flag.html a contest] to collect proposed new Oregon state flags. The ten finalists are shown below.
  +
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
 
OR Flag Proposal Gerald H Black.png|OR Flag Proposal "Gerald H. Black"
  
OR Flag Proposal Gerald H Black.png|OR Flag Proposal "Gerald H. Black"
Line 26: Line 38:
 
OR Flag Proposal Karen L Azinger.png|OR Flag Proposal "Karen L. Azinger"
  
OR Flag Proposal Karen L Azinger.png|OR Flag Proposal "Karen L. Azinger"
 
OR Flag Proposal Thomas Lincoln.png|OR Flag Proposal "Thomas Lincoln"
  
OR Flag Proposal Thomas Lincoln.png|OR Flag Proposal "Thomas Lincoln"
  +
01A6590C-6C98-4E3D-ADCA-4F8667FAC038.jpeg|Oregon flag proposal winner, Randall Gray
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
Line 34: Line 47:
 
OR Flag Proposal ironchefshark.png|OR Flag Proposal "ironchefshark 1"
  
OR Flag Proposal ironchefshark.png|OR Flag Proposal "ironchefshark 1"
 
OR Flag Proposal Ironchefshark 2.jpg|OR Flag Proposal "ironchefshark 2"
  
OR Flag Proposal Ironchefshark 2.jpg|OR Flag Proposal "ironchefshark 2"
−
OR Flag Proposal Matthew Norquist.png|OR Flag Proposal "Matthew Norquist"
 +
OR Flag Proposal Matthew Norquist.png|OR Flag Proposal "Matthew Norquist" ([http://www.neworegonflag.org/ website])
 
OR flag proposal Dearnen.png|OR Flag Proposal "Dearnen"
  
OR flag proposal Dearnen.png|OR Flag Proposal "Dearnen"
 
OR Flag Proposal Lord Grattan.gif|OR Flag Proposal "Lord Grattan"
  
OR Flag Proposal Lord Grattan.gif|OR Flag Proposal "Lord Grattan"
Line 51: Line 64:
 
OR_Flag_Proposal_Alternateuniversedesigns.png|OR Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
  
OR_Flag_Proposal_Alternateuniversedesigns.png|OR Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
 
Oregon State Flag Proposal By AlternateUniverseDesigns Edited By Stephen R Barlow 18 Aug 2014 at 0941hrs cst.png|Oregon State Flag Proposal Designed By AlternatUniverseDesigns Edited By: Stephen Richard Barlow 18 AuG 2014
  
Oregon State Flag Proposal By AlternateUniverseDesigns Edited By Stephen R Barlow 18 Aug 2014 at 0941hrs cst.png|Oregon State Flag Proposal Designed By AlternatUniverseDesigns Edited By: Stephen Richard Barlow 18 AuG 2014
−
OR Flag Proposal lunarmotion-1.png|OR Flag Proposal "lunarmotion 1"
+
OR Flag Proposal lunarmotion-1.png|OR Flag Proposal "lunarmotion 1"
−
OR Flag Proposal lunarmotion-2.png|OR Flag Proposal "lunarmotion 2"
+
OR Flag Proposal lunarmotion-2.png|OR Flag Proposal "lunarmotion 2"
−
OR Flag Proposal lunarmotion-3.png|OR Flag Proposal "lunarmotion 3"
+
OR Flag Proposal lunarmotion-3.png|OR Flag Proposal "lunarmotion 3"
 
OR Flag Proposal BigRed618.png|OR Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
  
OR Flag Proposal BigRed618.png|OR Flag Proposal "BigRed618"
  +
Oregon State Flag Proposal No 5 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 24 OCT 2014 at 1136hrs cst.png|Oregon State Flag Proposal No. 5 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 OCT 2014 at 1136hrs cst
  +
Oregon State Flag Proposal No 4 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 23 OCT 2014 at 1738hrs cst.png|Oregon State Flag Proposal No. 4 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 23 OCT 2014 at 1738hrs cst
  +
Oregon.png|Oregon State Flag Simplistic Proposal. The red triangle on the left represents the hills of Oregon. The state animal is a beaver. By Ed Mitchell. 2013.
  +
Oregon State Flag Proposal No. 9 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 24 MAY 2015 at 0838 HRS CST..png|Oregon State Flag Proposal No. 9 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 MAY 2015 at 0838 HRS CST.
  +
File:US-OR flag proposal Hans 1.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usw|d=Sep 2015|n=1}}
  +
File:US-OR flag proposal Hans 2.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usw|d=Oct 2015|n=2}}
  +
File:US-OR flag proposal Hans 3.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usw|d=Oct 2015|n=3}}
  +
File:US-OR flag proposal Hans 4.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usw|d=Oct 2015|n=4}}
  +
File:US-OR flag proposal Hans 5.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=usw|d=Jan 2017|n=5}}
  +
37Oregon5theye.png|OR flag proposal by 5thEye
  +
us-or-jd.png|Oregon state flag proposal by James Dignan, January 2015
  +
OREGON beaver.png|Heavy redraw of the beaver from the logo of Parks Canada. Tail features all the small stars from the shield. Design by Parks Canada & Rotten Ali.
  +
Oregon.jpg|Oregon state flag proposed by Ken Morton. A simple cropping of the reverse of Oregon's current flag; with a hat tip to Oregon's neighbor, California.
  +
Oregon simplistic.png|Added by [[User:SimplisticFlags|SimplisticFlags]]. January 2019. ([[User:SimplisticFlags/Flag Proposals/American States#Oregon|details]])
  +
Oregon - Green.jpg|Oregon - Green version. Posted by Ken Morton
  +
OR_PNG.png|The beaver totem is on the reverse side of the current flag. On the new flag it is front and center, with the addition of the star in the “northwest” corner of the flag to represent the state’s position on the map of the United States. Blue and gold are the official state colors. Posted by Preston Knapp [https://vexillology.fandom.com/wiki/User:Preston_Knapp]
  +
Proposal Flag of Oregon beaver.svg|Proposal for a flag for Oregon. Give the beaver solid ground to stand on. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Dec 2019 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/US-WOL#Oregon|details]])
  +
Oregon - Blue.png|Part of series of designs for state flags, all in blue and white. (Posted by Ken Morton)
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
−
[[Category:USA states]]
 +
[[Category:Oregon]]
  +
[[Category:United States state]]
 
[[Category:Vexillology/Vexillography]]
  
[[Category:Vexillology/Vexillography]]
 
[[Category:History]]
  
[[Category:History]]

Revision as of 15:27, 8 January 2020

Wikipedia-logo-v2 This page uses Creative Commons licensed content from Wikipedia. (view authors)

The flag of Oregon is a navy blue field with lettering and symbols in gold, representing the state colors of Oregon. On the obverse, the legend STATE OF OREGON is written above the escutcheon from the Oregon state seal. The shield is surrounded by 33 stars, representing Oregon's admission to the Union as the 33rd state. Below the shield is written 1859, the year in which Oregon became a state.

On the reverse of the flag is a depiction, also in gold, of a beaver, the state animal of Oregon. Oregon has the only U.S. state flag with differing symbolism on two sides.

For dress or parade usage, the flag may feature a gold fringe. For standard usage, no fringe is required. The ratio of the flag's width to length is 3:5.

The current flag design became official on February 26, 1925. Oregon's flag is the last remaining state flag in the U.S. in which the obverse and reverse sides have different designs. Paraguay is the only country that still has a two-sided flag. Two-sided flags were previously more common, but have fallen out of favor due to inherently higher manufacturing costs relative to single-design flags.

Proposals for a New Flag of Oregon

Shown below are various designs that have been proposed for a new flag of Oregon.

Proposals considered in The Oregonian poll, 2009

In December 2008–January 2009, Oregon newspaper The Oregonian held a contest to collect proposed new Oregon state flags. The ten finalists are shown below.

Other proposals

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.