Massachusetts State Flag
Flag of Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States has been represented by official but limited-purpose flags since 1776, though until 1908 it had no state flag per se to represent its government. The state currently has three official flags: a state flag, a "naval and maritime flag" (despite it no longer having its own navy), and a governor's flag.The flag of Massachusetts’s displays, on both sides, the state coat of arms centered on a white field. The shield depicts an Algonquin Native American with bow and arrow; the arrow is pointed downward, signifying peace. A white star with five points appears next to the figure's head, signifying Massachusetts' admission as the 6th US State. A blue ribbon (blue, signifying the Blue Hills of Canton and Milton) surrounds the shield, bearing the state motto Ense Petit Placidam, Sub Libertate Quietem ("By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty"). Above the shield is the state military crest: a bent arm holding a broadsword aloft. The sword has its blade up, to remind that it was through the American Revolution that independence was won.The Massachusetts State Flag was officially adopted in 1908, but had been used unofficially since the American Revolution. This flag included on its reverse the blue shield from the coat of arms containing the green pine tree of the ensign of the Massachusetts State Navy. In 1971 the design was simplified by making it the same on both sides.
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