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west virginia flag proposal.png|flag proposal by [[User:geekgamergal1729]] april 2019 35 stars for the 35th state
 
west virginia flag proposal.png|flag proposal by [[User:geekgamergal1729]] april 2019 35 stars for the 35th state
 
Results West Virginia.png|US State Flags competition - July 2019.
 
Results West Virginia.png|US State Flags competition - July 2019.
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[[Category:West Virginia]]
 
[[Category:West Virginia]]

Revision as of 21:48, 31 July 2019

The flag of the state of West Virginia consists of the state's coat of arms on a white field with a dark blue border. The coat of arms, primarily consisting of the state seal, symbolizes the state's principal pursuits and resources.

The obverse side of the seal bears the legend "State of West Virginia" together with the state motto, Montani Semper Liberi ("mountaineers are always free"). A farmer stands to the left and miner to the right of a large ivy draped rock bearing the date of the state's admission to the Union, June 20, 1863. In front of the rock lie two rifles upon which rests a red Phrygian cap, or cap of liberty. The lower half of the coat of arms is wreathed by the rhododendron, the state flower. The white stands for purity while the blue border represents the Union.

Proposals for a New Flag of West Virginia