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The flag of Richmond, Flag of Virginia Virginia, is a navy blue field in the upper two-thirds quadrant with two red and two white stripes beneath in the lower third of the flag. It features a silhouette of a person working a James River bateau down the James River.

Symbolism[]

The nine stars on the flag represents the nine states that were once part of Virginia's territory (Flag of Virginia Virginia, Flag of West Virginia West Virginia, Flag of Ohio Ohio, Flag of Kentucky Kentucky, Flag of Minnesota Minnesota, Flag of Illinois Illinois, Flag of Wisconsin Wisconsin, Flag of Michigan Michigan, and Flag of Indiana Indiana).

The blue represents the color of the James River, while the red bars represent the red clay that's abundant in the river.[1]

2004 NAVA City flag survey[]

It ranked 15th in the 2004 NAVA city flag survey behind Flag of Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, and ahead of Flag of New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans with a score of 8.35/10.

Historical Flags[]

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