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{{Page icon|Flag of South Carolina.svg.png}}
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[[File:South Carolina Secession (Sovereignty) Flag 1860.png|thumb|220x220px]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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{{Infobox flag
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|name=South Carolina
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|country=United States
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|image=Flag of South Carolina.svg
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|adoption=28 January 1861
 
|image2=South Carolina Secession (Sovereignty) Flag 1860.png
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|caption2=Secession Flag, used after secession from the Union in 1860
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|NAVA score=7.16
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|NAVA rank=10th
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|FotW=us-sc
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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.
   
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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.
   
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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==
 
==Proposals for a New Flag of South Carolina==
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p-sc.png|SC Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
 
p-sc.png|SC Flag Proposal "AlternateUniverseDesigns"
 
SC Flag Proposal Usacelt.PNG|SC Flag Proposal "Usacelt"
 
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 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 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 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 3 Aug 2014.jpg|South Carolina State Flag Proposal Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 3 Aug 2014
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 7 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0909hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 7 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT at 0909hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 8 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0915hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 8 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0915hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 9 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0916hrs cst.png|South Carolina Flag Proposal No. 9 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0916hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 10 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0920hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 10 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow at 0920hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 11 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0925hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 11 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0925hrs cst
 
 
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 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 18 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 1137hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 18 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 1137hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 12 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0933hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 12 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0933hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 13 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0934hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 13 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0934hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 14 Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0938hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 14 Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 12 OCT 2014 at 0938hrs 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 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 State Flag Proposal No 16 SC Naval Ensign (remix) Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 0804hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 16 SC Naval Ensign (Remix) Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 0804hrs cst
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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.
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SC flag proposal Ed Mitchell 2.png|Updated South Carolina state flag proposal by Ed Mitchell. 2016.
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 16a SC Naval Ensign (remix) Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 0819hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 16a SC Naval Ensign (remix) Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 0819hrs cst
 
South Carolina State Flag Proposal No 16b SC Naval Ensign (remix) Designed By Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 0826hrs cst.png|South Carolina State Flag Proposal No. 16b SC Naval Ensign (remix) Designed By: Stephen Richard Barlow 16 OCT 2014 at 0826hrs cst
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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.
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File:US-SC flag proposal Hans 1.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Oct 2015|n=1}}
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File:US-SC flag proposal Hans 2.png|{{User:HansLN/GE|p=use|a=Carolinas|d=Sep 2016|n=2}}
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File:US-SC flag proposal Tim Ritz (textless).png|South Carolina flag proposal by Tim Ritz. Textless version.
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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
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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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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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Revision as of 20:53, 28 June 2020

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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