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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 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.
-The crescent is, in fact not in reference to the moon; it is a gorget, which is a 18th and 19th century throat plate, which aided to protect the throat from musket and rifle balls.
-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. One obvious difference is that the crescent in the Secession Flag is shortened, suggesting that it is, in fact a crescent ''moon ''in this variant.
 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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 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]])
+citadel 20.png|just a simple take on the Citadel Tree. Tried to find the right balance with the crescent and blue shade (22-44-88)
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Changes: South Carolina

Revision as of 20:53, 28 June 2020

Proposals for a New Flag of South Carolina