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Introduction

In 2001, the NAVA (Northern American Vexillological Association) asked their members all around the world to give notes to rate each US state, federal district or territory flag, and each Canadian province or territory flag. More than a half of them failed to reach an only standard 5.0 grade. After that, the only state that significantly changed its flag was Georgia, in the last position of that poll (with an unhonored 2.36 grade). More states should follow the example. Find out more at the NAVA website...

What does "vexillology" mean?

"Study of flags", literally. Whitney Smith, co-founder of "scientific" study of flags, created this word in 1957. It comprises the term vexillum, the name of banners carried by Roman soldiers, and logos, which means "knowledge" or "science" in Greek.

Vexillogy Resources:

Contests

We're currently collecting proposals for new US state flags and Canadian provinces and territories.

If you want to submit any design (either your own or someone else's), you can join the wiki, or e-mail to vexillologywiki@gmail.com.

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 ==Introduction==
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+|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[File:Flag of NAVA.png|left|200px]]
+|style="vertical-align:top;"|In 2001, the NAVA (Northern American Vexillological Association) asked their members all around the world to give notes to rate each US state, federal district or territory flag, and each Canadian province or territory flag. More than a half of them failed to reach an only standard '''5.0''' grade. After that, the only state that significantly changed its flag was Georgia, in the last position of that poll (with an unhonored '''2.36''' grade). More states should follow the example. Find out more [http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001 at the NAVA website...]
-</td>
+|}
-<td>In 2001, the NAVA (Northern American Vexillological Association) asked their members all around the world to give notes to rate each US state, federal district or territory flag, and each Canadian province or territory flag. More than a half of them failed to reach an only standard '''5.0''' grade. After that, the only state that significantly changed its flag was Georgia, in the last position of that poll (with an unhonored '''2.36''' grade). More states should follow the example. Find out more [http://www.nava.org/flag-design/survey/state-provincial-survey-2001 at the NAVA website...]</td></tr></table>
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+<div style="background-color:#EEEEEE">
 ==What does "vexillology" mean?==
-"Study of flags", literally. Whitney Smith, co-founder of "scientific" study of flags, created this word in 1957. It comprises the term ''vexillum'', the name of banners carried by Roman soldiers, and ''logos'', which means "knowledge" or "science" in Greek.</td></tr></table>
+"Study of flags", literally. Whitney Smith, co-founder of "scientific" study of flags, created this word in 1957. It comprises the term ''vexillum'', the name of banners carried by Roman soldiers, and ''logos'', which means "knowledge" or "science" in Greek.
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 Vexillogy Resources:
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 *[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CE8QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infoplease.com%2Fipa%2FA0875838.html&ei=B2hzU__mJubw8AHH-oD4CQ&usg=AFQjCNHj48hqxHf3OHrUFC4jF4Og-4WxiQ&sig2=1E5w4W9sUNOE9cPPX_YzlQ&bvm=bv.66699033,d.b2U History of the American Flag]
 *[http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/ The Flag that inspired the National Anthem]
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 ==Contests==
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 If you are submitting someone else's design, remember to give due credit.
 ===USA states===
+{|style="background-color:#eeeeee;"
+|
-<table bgcolor="EEEEEE"><tr><td width="150">[[File:Flag of Alabama.svg.png|left|20px]][[Alabama]]</td><td width="150">[[File:Flag of Alaska.svg.png|left|20px]][[Alaska]]</td><td width="150">[[File:Flag of Arizona.svg.png|left|20px]][[Arizona]]</td><td width="150">[[File:2000px-Flag of Arkansas.svg.png|left|20px]][[Arkansas]]</td></tr><tr><td>[[File:Flag of California.svg.png|left|20px]][[California]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Colorado.svg.png|left|20px]][[Colorado]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Connecticut.svg|left|20px]][[Connecticut]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Delaware.svg.png|left|20px]][[Delaware]]</td></tr><tr><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Washington, D C svg.png|left|20px]][[District of Columbia]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Florida.svg|left|20px]][[Florida]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg.png|left|20px]][[Georgia (USA state)|Georgia]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Hawaii.svg.png|left|20px]][[Hawaii]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of Alabama.svg.png|border|20px]] [[Alabama]]
+*[[File:Flag of Alaska.svg.png|20px]] [[Alaska]]
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of Idaho.svg.png|left|20px]][[Idaho]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Illinois.svg.png|left|20px]][[Illinois]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Indiana.svg.png|left|20px]][[Indiana]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Iowa.svg.png|left|20px]][[Iowa]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of Arizona.svg.png|20px]] [[Arizona]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Arkansas.svg.png|20px]] [[Arkansas]]
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of Kansas.svg.png|left|20px]][[Kansas]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Kentucky.svg.png|left|20px]][[Kentucky]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Louisiana1.svg|left|20px]][[Louisiana]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Maine.svg|left|20px]][[Maine]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of California.svg.png|20px]] [[California]]
+*[[File:Flag of Colorado.svg.png|20px]] [[Colorado]]
-<tr><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Maryland svg.svg|left|20px]][[Maryland]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg|left|20px]][[Massachusetts]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Michigan.svg|left|20px]][[Michigan]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Minnesota.svg.png|left|20px]][[Minnesota]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of Connecticut.svg|20px]] [[Connecticut]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Delaware.svg.png|20px]] [[Delaware]]
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of Mississippi.svg.png|left|20px]][[Mississippi]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Missouri.svg.png|left|20px]][[Missouri]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Montana.svg.png|left|20px]][[Montana]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Nebraska.svg.png|left|20px]][[Nebraska]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Washington, D C svg.png|20px]] [[District of Columbia]]
+*[[File:Flag of Florida.svg|20px]] [[Florida]]
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of Nevada.svg.png|left|20px]][[Nevada]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of New Hampshire.svg|20px]][[New Hampshire]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of New Jersey.svg.png|left|20px]][[New Jersey]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of New Mexico.svg.png|left|20px]][[New Mexico]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg.png|20px]] [[Georgia (USA state)|Georgia]]
+*[[File:Flag of Hawaii.svg.png|20px]] [[Hawaii]]
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of New York.svg|left|20px]][[New York]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of North Carolina.svg|left|20px]][[North Carolina]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of North Dakota.svg|left|20px]][[North Dakota]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Ohio.svg.png|left|20px]][[Ohio]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of Idaho.svg.png|20px]] [[Idaho]]
+|
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of Oklahoma.svg.png|left|20px]][[Oklahoma]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Oregon -obverse-.svg|left|20px]][[Oregon]]</td><td>[[File:Pennsylvania Flag.png|left|20px]][[Pennsylvania]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg|left|20px]][[Rhode Island]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of Illinois.svg.png|20px]] [[Illinois]]
+*[[File:Flag of Indiana.svg.png|20px]] [[Indiana]]
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of South Carolina.svg.png|left|20px]][[South Carolina]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of South Dakota.svg.png|left|20px]][[South Dakota]]</td><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Tennessee.svg.png|left|20px]][[Tennessee]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Texas.svg.png|left|20px]][[Texas]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Iowa.svg.png|20px]] [[Iowa]]
+*[[File:Flag of Kansas.svg.png|20px]] [[Kansas]]
-<tr><td>[[File:2000px-Flag of Utah.svg.png|left|20px]][[Utah]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Vermont.svg|left|20px]][[Vermont]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Virginia.svg|left|20px]][[Virginia]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Washington.svg|left|20px]][[Washington]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Kentucky.svg.png|20px]] [[Kentucky]]
+*[[File:Flag of Louisiana1.svg|20px]] [[Louisiana]]
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of West Virginia.svg.png|left|20px]][[West Virginia]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg|left|20px]][[Wisconsin]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Wyoming.svg.png|left|20px]][[Wyoming]]</td><td> </td></tr>
+*[[File:Flag of Maine.svg|20px]] [[Maine]]
-</table>
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Maryland svg.svg|20px]] [[Maryland]]
+*[[File:Flag of Massachusetts.svg|20px]] [[Massachusetts]]
+*[[File:Flag of Michigan.svg|20px]] [[Michigan]]
+*[[File:Flag of Minnesota.svg.png|20px]] [[Minnesota]]
+*[[File:Flag of Mississippi.svg.png|20px]] [[Mississippi]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Missouri.svg.png|20px]] [[Missouri]]
+|
+*[[File:Flag of Montana.svg.png|20px]] [[Montana]]
+*[[File:Flag of Nebraska.svg.png|20px]] [[Nebraska]]
+*[[File:Flag of Nevada.svg.png|20px]] [[Nevada]]
+*[[File:Flag of New Hampshire.svg|20px]] [[New Hampshire]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of New Jersey.svg.png|20px]] [[New Jersey]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of New Mexico.svg.png|20px]] [[New Mexico]]
+*[[File:Flag of New York.svg|20px]] [[New York]]
+*[[File:Flag of North Carolina.svg|20px]] [[North Carolina]]
+*[[File:Flag of North Dakota.svg|20px]] [[North Dakota]]
+*[[File:Flag of Ohio.svg.png|20px]] [[Ohio]]
+*[[File:Flag of Oklahoma.svg.png|20px]] [[Oklahoma]]
+*[[File:Flag of Oregon -obverse-.svg|20px]] [[Oregon]]
+*[[File:Pennsylvania Flag.png|20px]] [[Pennsylvania]]
+|
+*[[File:Flag of Rhode Island.svg|20px]] [[Rhode Island]]
+*[[File:Flag of South Carolina.svg.png|20px]] [[South Carolina]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of South Dakota.svg.png|20px]] [[South Dakota]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Tennessee.svg.png|20px]] [[Tennessee]]
+*[[File:Flag of Texas.svg.png|20px]] [[Texas]]
+*[[File:2000px-Flag of Utah.svg.png|20px]] [[Utah]]
+*[[File:Flag of Vermont.svg|20px]] [[Vermont]]
+*[[File:Flag of Virginia.svg|20px]] [[Virginia]]
+*[[File:Flag of Washington.svg|20px]] [[Washington]]
+*[[File:Flag of West Virginia.svg.png|20px]] [[West Virginia]]
+*[[File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg|20px]] [[Wisconsin]]
+*[[File:Flag of Wyoming.svg.png|20px]] [[Wyoming]]
+|}
 ===Canadian provinces and territories===
+{|style="background-color:#eeeeee;"
+|
+*[[File:Flag of Alberta.svg|20px]] [[Alberta]]
+*[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|20px]] [[British Columbia]]
+*[[File:Flag of Manitoba.svg|20px]] [[Manitoba]]
+*[[File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg|20px]] [[New Brunswick]]
+*[[File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|20px]] [[Newfoundland and Labrador]]
+|
+*[[File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg|20px]] [[Northwest Territories]]
+*[[File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg|20px]] [[Nova Scotia]]
+*[[File:Flag of Nunavut.svg|20px]] [[Nunavut]]
+*[[File:Flag of Ontario.svg|20px]] [[Ontario]]
+*[[File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg|20px]] [[Prince Edward Island]]
+|
+*[[File:Flag of Quebec.svg|20px]] [[Quebec]]
+*[[File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg|20px]] [[Saskatchewan]]
+*[[File:Flag of Yukon.svg|20px]][[Yukon]]
+|}
+===Mexican states===
-<table bgcolor="EEEEEE"><tr><td width="150">[[File:Flag of Alberta.svg|left|20px]][[Alberta]]</td><td width="150">[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|left|20px]][[British Columbia]]</td><td width="150">[[File:Flag of Manitoba.svg|left|20px]][[Manitoba]]</td><td width="150">[[File:Flag of New Brunswick.svg|left|20px]][[New Brunswick]]</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>[[File:Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg|left|20px]][[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland and]]<br />[[Newfoundland and Labrador|Labrador]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg|left|20px]][[Northwest Territories]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Nova Scotia.svg|left|20px]][[Nova Scotia]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Nunavut.svg|left|20px]][[Nunavut]]</td></tr>
+{|style="background-color:#eeeeee;"
+|
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of Ontario.svg|left|20px]][[Ontario]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg|left|20px]][[Prince Edward Island]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Quebec.svg|left|20px]][[Quebec]]</td><td>[[File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg|left|20px]][[Saskatchewan]]</td></tr>
+*[[File:Aguascalientes.png|20px]] [[Aguascalientes]]
+*[[File:Baja California.png|20px]] [[Baja California]]
+*[[File:Baja California Sur.png|20px]] [[Baja California Sur]]
+*[[File:Campeche.png|20px]] [[Campeche]]
+*[[File:Chiapas.png|20px]] [[Chiapas]]
+*[[File:Chihuahua.png|20px]] [[Chihuahua]]
+|
+*[[File:Coahuila.png|20px]] [[Coahuila]]
+*[[File:Colima.png|20px]] [[Colima]]
+*[[File:Distrito Federal.png|20px]] [[Distrito Federal]]
+*[[File:Jalisco.png|20px]] [[Jalisco]]
+*[[File:1280px-Flag of Sonora.svg.png|20px]] [[Sonora]]
+*[[File:Tlaxcala.png|20px]] [[Tlaxcala]]
+|}
-<tr><td>[[File:Flag of Yukon.svg|left|20px]][[Yukon]]</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr>
-</table>
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