Changes: South Carolina

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The flag of South Carolina is blue and charged with a white crescent in the canton and a silhouette of a palmetto tree in the center. It is based on the 1775 Moultrie Flag, which consisted of a white crescent with the word "Liberty" in the canton of a blue field.

Before 1861, South Carolina did not have a state flag. When the state seceded from the Union, they adopted the red Secession Flag, where it reflects the Confederate Battle Flag. Many proposed Confederate flags were based on the Secession Flag.

In 1861, South Carolina government decided to change their year-old flag to a more subtle design. This flag had a dark blue, indigo, or purple background. The current design of the South Carolina flag is still disputed. Though the color has been narrowed to only a small array of indigos and blues. The tree is even more disputed, as the law states nothing about what the palm tree must look like, only that it must be a palm tree.

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+{{Infobox flag
+|name=South Carolina
+|country=United States
+|image=Flag of South Carolina.svg
+|adoption=28 January 1861
+|image2=South Carolina Secession (Sovereignty) Flag 1860.png
+|caption2=Secession Flag, used after secession from the Union in 1860
+|NAVA score=7.16
+|NAVA rank=10th
+|FotW=us-sc
+}}
+The flag of South Carolina is blue and charged with a white crescent in the canton and a silhouette of a {{w|Sabal palmetto|palmetto}} tree in the center. It is based on the 1775 {{w|Moultrie Flag}}, which consisted of a white crescent with the word "Liberty" in the canton of a blue field.
+Before 1861, South Carolina did not have a state flag. When the state seceded from the Union, they adopted the red Secession Flag, where it reflects the Confederate Battle Flag. Many proposed Confederate flags were based on the Secession Flag.
+In 1861, South Carolina government decided to change their year-old flag to a more subtle design. This flag had a dark blue, indigo, or purple background. The current design of the South Carolina flag is still disputed. Though the color has been narrowed to only a small array of indigos and blues. The tree is even more disputed, as the law states nothing about what the palm tree must look like, only that it must be a palm tree.
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 ==Proposals for a New Flag of South Carolina==
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 p-sc.png|SC Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
 SC Flag Proposal Usacelt.PNG|SC Flag Proposal "Usacelt"
-South Carolina Flag Proposal Blue Stars and Bars Concept without the Stars Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 30 July 2014.jpg|South Carolina Flag Proposal Current state Flag as Canton Boarder Right & Bottom of Canton White and Blue White Blue Bars Designed By:  Stephen Richard Barlow 30 July 2014
-South Carolina State Flag Proposal  13 Star Medallion Pattern 1 of Original 13 Colonies Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 31 July 2014.jpg|South Carolina State Flag Proposal 13 Star Medallion Pattern  Blue White Blue Stars and Bars Concept 13 Stars used as SC was one of original 13 Colonies Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 31 July 2014
-South Carolina State Flag Proposal Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 31 July 2014.jpg|South Carolina State Flag Proposal Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 31 July 2014
 South Carolina State Flag Proposal  13 Star Medallion Pattern SC one of Original 13 Colonies Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 31 July 2014.jpg|South Carolina Flag Proposal Stars and Bars 13 Star Medallion SC one of Original 13 Colonies White Cecent Moon Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 31 July 2014
+South Carolina Heritage Flag.jpg|South Carolina Flag Proposal SC Heritage By: Unknown Vexillographer Posted By Stephen Richard Barlow 31 July 2014
+South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 17 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 1122hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 17 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 1122hrs cst
+South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 15 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0944hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 15 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0944hrs cst
+South Carolina.png|South Carolina State Flag Simplistic Proposal. The military blue and the crescent-shaped chest plate (called a gorget) are from the Revolutionary War uniforms and were used on the Liberty Flag, one of the oldest flags in the United States, which is from South Carolina. By Ed Mitchell. 2013.
+SC flag proposal Ed Mitchell 2.png|Updated South Carolina state flag proposal by Ed Mitchell. 2016.
+South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 20a Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 24 JAN 2015 at 1416 HRS CST.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 20a Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 24 JAN 2015 at 1416 HRS CST.
+File:US-SC flag proposal Hans 1.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Oct 2015|n=1}}
+File:US-SC flag proposal Hans 2.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=2}}
+File:US-SC flag proposal Tim Ritz (textless).png|South Carolina flag proposal by Tim Ritz. Textless version.
+south carolina bare.png|"Amethyst Star" for the state gemstone. Better shade of Indigo too. Palmetto tree on a larger Gorget. Design by Rotten Ali
+Proposal Flag of South Carolina.svg|Proposal for a flag for South Carolina. By [[User:Qaz_Janssen|Qaz]] Dec 2019 ([[User:Qaz Janssen/Proposals/Subnational/US-ESE#South Carolina|details]])
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+[[Category:South Carolina]]
+[[Category:United States state]]
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+[[Category:History]]