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The flag ratio is 29:33, the narrowest among all USA state flags. The flag is constituted by a white field, with thirteen golden stars, representing the original {{w|thirteen colonies}} and the fact Rhode Island was the thirteenth and last colony to sign the {{w|US Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence}}. The state motto, "HOPE", is written with golden letters in a blue ribbon, below a golden anchor, that also represents hope, in reference to Biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul" (Hebrews 6:18-19). Usually the flag holds a golden fringe. |
The flag ratio is 29:33, the narrowest among all USA state flags. The flag is constituted by a white field, with thirteen golden stars, representing the original {{w|thirteen colonies}} and the fact Rhode Island was the thirteenth and last colony to sign the {{w|US Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence}}. The state motto, "HOPE", is written with golden letters in a blue ribbon, below a golden anchor, that also represents hope, in reference to Biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul" (Hebrews 6:18-19). Usually the flag holds a golden fringe. |
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==Proposals for a New Flag of Rhode Island== |
==Proposals for a New Flag of Rhode Island== |