North Star Flag

The North Star Flag is a design proposed to replace the flag of Minnesota. The current flag was rated in a survey by the North American Vexillological Association as 67th out of 72 U.S. and Canadian flags, making it the 6th worst flag in the survey. [ [http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Design/State&Provincial%20Survey%202001/surveyresults.htm New Mexico tops state/provincial flags survey, Georgia loses by wide margin] ] Proponents claim superiority on several points: high visibility, simple to remember, clean design, attractive, distinctive, inclusive of multiple historical legacies, timeless, and symbolic.

Design

Reverend William Becker of Winona, Minnesota and Lee Herold of Rochester, Minnesota designed the North Star Flag. A wavy white stripe separates an upper blue section from a lower green section. The blue represents the many lakes of Minnesota and the sky they reflect. The white represents the snow on the gently rolling hills of this northern state. The green represents the forests and farmlands. A large gold star, representing wealth as well as the north star, is prominent in the upper hoist canton.

External links

* [http://mnflag.tripod.com/ The North Star Flag: A proposal for a new Minnesota state flag]

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