Flag of Mississippi
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The Flag of Mississippi is the U.S. state's official banner, adopted in 2020, featuring a magnolia blossom and stars on a blue, red, and gold design that replaced the former Confederate-themed flag.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Magnolia flag | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a U.S. state
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ |
| adoptedInYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2021-01-11 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
In God We Trust
ⓘ
surface form:
In God We Trust flag
Flag of Mississippi ⓘ
surface form:
New Magnolia flag
|
| approvedByVotersOn | 2020-11-03 ⓘ |
| category | Flags of states of the United States ⓘ |
| centralEmblem | stylized magnolia blossom ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| confederateSymbolPresent | no ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designApprovedInYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| designers |
Cara Staggs
NERFINISHED
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Lanny Sommese ⓘ Rocky Vaughan ⓘ Sue Anna Joe ⓘ |
| features |
20 white stars
ⓘ
blue field ⓘ gold vertical stripes ⓘ magnolia blossom ⓘ red vertical stripes ⓘ single gold five-pointed star ⓘ |
| goldStarCount | 1 ⓘ |
| goldStarRepresents | Choctaw Nation ⓘ |
| governorWhoSigned | Tate Reeves ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Mississippi ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state flag of Mississippi ⓘ |
| legislativeAct | Mississippi Legislature approval 2021 ⓘ |
| mottoDisplayed | In God We Trust ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Confederate battle flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate-themed flag of Mississippi
|
| proportion | 3:5 ⓘ |
| replaced | former flag of Mississippi (1894–2020) ⓘ |
| represents | Mississippi ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | public referendum ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | chosen by Mississippi State Flag Commission ⓘ |
| starCount | 21 ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Mississippi as the 20th U.S. state
ⓘ
hope ⓘ hospitality ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| usedBy | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| whiteStarCount | 20 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Magnolia flag