Florida Flag Redesign

It s not mathematically perfect yet because the cross should align with the 2o clock 4o clock 8o clock and 10o clock directions of the sun s.

Florida flag redesign. It consists of a red saltire on a white background with the state seal superimposed on the center. This is by far the best florida flag re design i ve ever seen. On february 15 2017 the city of orlando launched a flag redesign contest. The current american flag which is the longest tenured banner in american history was officially raised for the first time on the fourth of july in 1960 at baltimore s fort mchenry where.

State seal on red saltire. The flag of florida often referred to as the florida flag is the state flag of the u s. The flag s current design has been in use since may 21 1985 after the florida state seal was graphically altered and officially sanctioned for use by state officials. The saltire possibly harkens back to spanish days and possibly it s another attempt to sneak in that old confederate battle flag.

The eagle of the original flag however would violate the no generic us symbols rule so its been replaced with a liberty cap on a gold disc. 0 points 3 years ago. With more than four months of public input and committee discussion a final design was officially approved by the orlando city council on monday july 24 2017. That sufficed for decades until 1900.

In 2001 a survey conducted by the north american vexillol. The flag was first adopted as the state flag of florida in 1868. This is what i d want from a redesigned florida flag. Original poster 4 points 1 month ago.

Even if they don t want to change the cross they should at least replace the seal with a sun. Very much based on the present flag adding a red bar at the fly and using the blue of the template to mimic the french flag symbolising the french heritage of the state. My redesign makes it obvious that the cross is the spanish one the cross of burgundy. The flag s origins date back to antebellum florida when in 1868 the state decided to simply slap its official seal on a white background and call it a day.

Florida flag with the colors of the republic of west florida which was a shortlived republic no seal. Florida redesign flag by u 1clkgtramg from r vexillology top comment.