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| Use | Civil and state flag    |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 26:33 (official) |
| Adopted | March 15, 1907 (modified 1927 and 1957) |
| Design | A state seal above the words "State of Idaho" in gold letters on a red and gold band on a blue field. |
The seal of the Territory of Idaho was adopted in 1863 and redrawn several times before statehood in 1890. The first state Great Seal was designed in the 1890s by Emma Edwards Green, the only woman to design a U.S. state seal. That seal was used until 1957, when the seal was slightly redrawn by Paul B. Evans and the Caxton Printers, Ltd. at the request of the state government, in order to add more anthropocentric elements to the centered shield.
The flag of the state of Idaho was adopted on March 15, 1927, and consists of the state seal on a field of blue. The words "State of Idaho" appear in gold letters on a red and gold band below the seal. According to the official description of the flag, there should also be a fringe of gold around the edges.[1]
The seal depicts a miner and a woman representing equality, liberty and justice. The symbols on the seal represent some of Idaho's natural resources: mines, forests, farmland and wildlife.
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Transcription
The first flags in what is now the American state of Idaho were those of the European colonial empires of the French and British that explored and traded there. The land was eventually ceded to the United States in 1846 and the Territory of Idaho was formed in 1863. Idaho was admitted as the 43rd state in 1890. Later that year, five stars were added to the national flag to account for the new states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Idaho. Idaho continued to see changes in the national flag until the present 50 star flag. The state flag of Idaho was adopted in 1907 and updated in 1957 when the state seal was modified. It consists of a field of dark blue with the state seal in the center. The words “State of Idaho” appear in gold on a red and gold band below the seal. The seal displays several symbols of the state including a miner and a woman on either side of a shield. The woman represents equality, liberty, and justice. The symbols on the seal represent the state’s resources of mines, forests, agriculture, and wildlife. Two cornucopias full of fruit and vegetables appear near the bottom of the seal. The state motto of “Let it be perpetual” appears in Latin in a banner near the top. An elk’s head rises above the shield. The state flower of the Mock Orange grows at the woman’s feet. The ripe wheat grows above that. The river depicted in the shield is the Snake or Shoshone River, the pine tree symbolic of the state’s timber resources. If you enjoyed this video, be sure to hit the like button and subscribe to our channel for future videos. You can also like our Facebook page for updates there. You can check out another video on the state flag of Wyoming right here. Thanks for watching.
History
The current seal contains the text "Great Seal of the State of Idaho" in the outer ring, with the star that signifies a new light in the galaxy of states. The inner ring contains a banner with the Latin motto, Esto perpetua ("Let it be perpetual" or "It is forever").[2] A woman (signifying justice) and a man (dressed as a miner) support a shield. The miner represents the chief industry of the state at the time of statehood.
Inside, the shield bears images symbolic of the state. The pine tree in the foreground refers to Idaho's immense timber interests. The husbandman plowing on the left side of the shield, together with the sheaf of grain beneath the shield, are emblematic of Idaho's agricultural resources, while the two cornucopias, or horns of plenty, refer to the horticultural. Idaho has a game law, which protects the elk and moose; an elk's head rises above the shield. The state flower, the wild syringa or mock orange, grows tall at the woman's right, while the ripened wheat grows as high as her shoulder. The river depicted in the shield is the Snake or Shoshone River.
In 1957, the seal was slightly redrawn by Paul B. Evans and the Caxton Printers, Ltd. at the request of the state government, in order to add more anthropocentric elements to the centered shield.[3]
In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association surveyed its members on the designs of all 72 Canadian provincial, U.S. state and U.S. territorial flags, combined. Idaho finished in the bottom ten, finishing 64th out of the 72.[4][5]
During much of the 1920s, there was only one Idahoan state flag in existence, designed by the state's adjutant general and in possession of the governor of Idaho, traveling with him as he went abroad.[6]
Historical seals
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Seal of Idaho Territory 1863–1866 -
Seal of Idaho Territory 1866–1890 -
Territorial historical coat of arms (illustrated, 1876) -
The original 1891 seal as designed by Emma Edwards Green; it was used until 1957.
Government seals of Idaho
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Seal of the Idaho Department of Transportation -
Seal of the Idaho National Guard
References
- ^ Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter - The State of Idaho - FYI Idaho State Symbols Archived June 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A historical, descriptive and commercial directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898". 1898.
- ^ "Idaho State Seal History".
- ^ "2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org" (PDF). nava.org.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20201021172422/https://history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/0135.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "THE State Flag". Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
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This page was last edited on 14 April 2024, at 23:32