Flag of West Virginia

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The Flag of West Virginia is the U.S. state's banner featuring its coat of arms with a farmer and miner flanking a rock inscribed with the date of statehood, surrounded by rhododendron, on a white field bordered in dark blue.

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Label Occurrences
Flag of West Virginia canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flag
state flag
adoptedBy West Virginia
surface form: State of West Virginia
adoptionDate 1929
associatedWith Government of West Virginia
surface form: West Virginia state government

West Virginia state identity
borderColor blue
dark blue
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designType white field with central coat of arms
featuresElement farmer
miner
rock with inscription
featuresObject Phrygian cap
anvil
cornstalks
pickaxe
plow
wheat sheaves
featuresPlant rhododendron
surface form: Rhododendron maximum

rhododendron
featuresText West Virginia
surface form: State of West Virginia
featuresWeapon crossed rifles
fieldColor white
hasDesignElement scroll with state name
state coat of arms in center
wreath of rhododendron around coat of arms
hasMotto Montani Semper Liberi
inscription June 20, 1863
inscriptionMeaning date of West Virginia statehood
legalDefinition defined by West Virginia state code
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Mountaineers are always free
officialStatus official state flag of West Virginia
proportion 10:19
represents West Virginia
symbolizes agriculture
mining
natural resources of West Virginia
statehood of West Virginia
usesCoatOfArms Coat of arms of West Virginia
usesColor blue
gold
green
red
white

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West Virginia flag Flag of West Virginia
Seal of West Virginia relatedTo Flag of West Virginia