Hi, neighbor. My name’s Jorge and I change the flag out front about once a month. I created this site to easily share information about the flag currently flying. Thanks for stopping by!
Wessex
Designed in 1970 to represent the Wessex region of England, the flag is based on the historic standard of the Kingdom of West Saxons, or Kingdom of Wessex, in the south of Great Britain.
The flag depicts a gold wyvern on a red field. The earliest depiction of this symbol appears in the Bayeux Tapestry as a war standard at the time of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Women's Suffrage
In recognition of Women's History Month, this is the Women's Suffrage flag, also known as the National Women's Party Ratification Flag, was created in 1919 by Alice Paul for use at rallies and pickets for the cause of women's suffrage.
Congress passed the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote on June 4, 1919, but it still needed to be ratified by three fourths of the states (36 of 48 at the time) to become national law. Stars were added to the flag as each state ratified the amendment with Tennessee being the 36th and final state on August 18, 1920.
Notes:
On September 8, 1919, Minnesota became the 15th state to ratify.
British suffragists used a gold, white, and green flag.
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Rebel Loon
This symbol was created in support of Minnesota's resistance to the federal government attempting to sow fear and mistrust in our communities by terrorizing our friends and neighbors. Based on the Rebel Alliance insignia from Star Wars, it features our state bird, the Loon, in the Rebel Alliance pose.
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Rebellious Stripes
The Rebellious Stripes used by the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution.
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Flag of Gondor
The flag of Gondor is based the description Aragorn gives when he reveals his standard in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King:
“There flowered a White Tree, and that was for Gondor; but Seven Stars were about it, and a high crown above it.”
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Serapis Flag
The Serapis Flag is a historic American naval flag created out of necessity during the American Revolution.
In 1779, American naval commander John Paul Jones captured the British warship HMS Serapis and sailed it to the neutral Dutch port of Texel. Not having an American flag on hand, Jones had to commission one to avoid being arrested as a pirate. Using this description from Benjamin Franklin, a flag was quickly sewn to enter into Dutch records:
“It is with pleasure that we acquaint your excellency that the flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen stripes, alternately red, white, and blue; a small square in the upper angle, next the flagstaff, is a blue field, with thirteen white stars, denoting a new constellation.”