Flag of Delaware

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The Flag of Delaware is a blue field featuring the state's coat of arms within a buff-colored diamond, with the date of Delaware's ratification of the U.S. Constitution inscribed below.

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Flag of Delaware canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag
state flag
adoptedBy Delaware General Assembly
adoptionDate July 24, 1913
adoptionYear 1913
basedOn coat of arms of Delaware
coatOfArmsFeatures ear of corn
farmer
militiaman
motto scroll
ox
sailing ship
shield
wheat sheaf
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designElement Delaware coat of arms
buff-colored diamond
date inscription
fieldColor blue
firstStateDateSignificance first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787
inscription December 7, 1787
inscriptionLanguage English
inscriptionType date of ratification of the U.S. Constitution
motto Liberty and Independence
mottoLanguage English
mottoPosition on scroll beneath shield
officialUse civil flag
governor’s flag base design
state government flag
proportion 2:3
rankedInSurvey North American Vexillological Association 2001 state and provincial flag survey
rankedPosition 52nd of 72 in NAVA 2001 survey
relatedSymbol Seal of Delaware
represents Province of Delaware
surface form: State of Delaware
shape rectangular
status current state flag of Delaware
symbolizes Delaware as first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
Delaware’s colonial heritage
agriculture in Delaware
independence and liberty
maritime commerce
military readiness
usedBy Government of Delaware
residents of Delaware
usesColor buff
colonial blue

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Province of Delaware flag Flag of Delaware