The flag of the state of Michigan is a coat of arms set on a dark blue field, as set forth by Michigan state law.[1] The governor has a variant of the flag with a white field instead of blue one.[1] The state has an official flag month from June 14 through July 14.[2]
The state coat of arms depicts a blue shield, upon which the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, and a man with a raised hand, representing peace and holding a long gun, representing the fight for state and nation as a frontier state.[3]
As supporters, the elk and moose are derived from the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms, and depict great animals of Michigan. The bald eagle represents the United States, which formed the state of Michigan from the Northwest Territory.[4]
The design features three Latin mottos. From top-to-bottom they are:
On red ribbon: E Pluribus Unum ('Out of many, one'), a motto of the United States.
On light blue shield: Tuebor (transl. I will defend)
On white ribbon: Si Quæris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice (transl. If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you), the official state motto.
The present flag, adopted in 1911, is the third state flag. The first flag featured a portrait of Michigan's first governor, Stevens T. Mason, on one side and the state coat of arms on the other. The first flag is completely lost, and no images of it exist, as far as anyone knows. The second flag, adopted in 1865, displayed the state coat of arms on one side and the United States coat of arms on the other.[5]
In November 2016, a bill was introduced in the Michigan state legislature by Senator Steven Bieda that would have provided for a flag commission to head up a public design contest to change the current state flag,[6] but it was ultimately unsuccessful.[7] Establishing a flag commission was proposed again in 2021, by Representative Andrea Schroeder. The measure was referred to committee, where no action was taken on it.[8] In 2023, representative Phil Skaggs proposed a bill to redesign the state flag, but no action has been taken on it since.
Pledgeedit
Michigan's pledge of allegiance to the state flag was written by Harold G. Coburn and was officially adopted in 1972.[2]
I pledge allegiance to the flag of Michigan, and to the state for which it stands, two beautiful peninsulas united by a bridge of steel, where equal opportunity and justice to all is our ideal.
^"The Michigan State Flag". Netstate. August 29, 2017.
^Serba, John (July 21, 2017). "The 5 most ridiculous things about Michigan's state flag". MLive.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ abRaven, Benjamin (November 13, 2016). "Bill proposes design contest for new Michigan flag". Mlive Detroit. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^"House Bill 4567 (2021)". Michigan Legislature. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
External linksedit
State of Michigan
April 12, 2024
flag, michigan, flag, state, michigan, coat, arms, dark, blue, field, forth, michigan, state, governor, variant, flag, with, white, field, instead, blue, state, official, flag, month, from, june, through, july, state, michiganusecivil, state, flagproportion2, . The flag of the state of Michigan is a coat of arms set on a dark blue field as set forth by Michigan state law 1 The governor has a variant of the flag with a white field instead of blue one 1 The state has an official flag month from June 14 through July 14 2 State of MichiganUseCivil and state flagProportion2 3AdoptedAugust 1 1911 112 years ago 1911 08 01 DesignA state coat of arms on a blue field Flag of the governor of MichiganUseFlag of the governor of MichiganAdoptedAugust 1 1911 112 years ago 1911 08 01 DesignCoat of arms of Michigan on a white field Contents 1 Design 2 History 3 Pledge 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign editThe state coat of arms depicts a blue shield upon which the sun rises over a lake and peninsula and a man with a raised hand representing peace and holding a long gun representing the fight for state and nation as a frontier state 3 As supporters the elk and moose are derived from the Hudson s Bay Company coat of arms and depict great animals of Michigan The bald eagle represents the United States which formed the state of Michigan from the Northwest Territory 4 The design features three Latin mottos From top to bottom they are On red ribbon E Pluribus Unum Out of many one a motto of the United States On light blue shield Tuebor transl I will defend On white ribbon Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amœnam Circumspice transl If you seek a pleasant peninsula look about you the official state motto It is one of nine U S state flags to feature an eagle alongside those of Illinois Iowa Missouri New York North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania and Wyoming History editThe present flag adopted in 1911 is the third state flag The first flag featured a portrait of Michigan s first governor Stevens T Mason on one side and the state coat of arms on the other The first flag is completely lost and no images of it exist as far as anyone knows The second flag adopted in 1865 displayed the state coat of arms on one side and the United States coat of arms on the other 5 The North American Vexillological Association in its 2001 survey of U S state U S territorial and Canadian provincial flags rated the current Michigan flag 59th out of 72 flags evaluated The survey respondents gave an average score of just 3 46 out of a possible 10 points 6 In November 2016 a bill was introduced in the Michigan state legislature by Senator Steven Bieda that would have provided for a flag commission to head up a public design contest to change the current state flag 6 but it was ultimately unsuccessful 7 Establishing a flag commission was proposed again in 2021 by Representative Andrea Schroeder The measure was referred to committee where no action was taken on it 8 In 2023 representative Phil Skaggs proposed a bill to redesign the state flag but no action has been taken on it since Pledge editMichigan s pledge of allegiance to the state flag was written by Harold G Coburn and was officially adopted in 1972 2 I pledge allegiance to the flag of Michigan and to the state for which it stands two beautiful peninsulas united by a bridge of steel where equal opportunity and justice to all is our ideal See also edit nbsp Michigan portalFlags of governors of the U S states State of Michigan List of Michigan state symbols Great Seal of the State of MichiganReferences edit a b Act 209 of 1911 Coat of Arms and State Flag in Michigan Compiled Laws a b Murray Dave April 9 2012 Did you pledge allegiance to the Michigan flag today Flint Journal MLive com Retrieved July 12 2018 History of the Great Seal and Coat of Arms Michigan Department of State The Michigan State Flag Netstate August 29 2017 Serba John July 21 2017 The 5 most ridiculous things about Michigan s state flag MLive com Retrieved April 30 2019 a b Raven Benjamin November 13 2016 Bill proposes design contest for new Michigan flag Mlive Detroit Mlive Media Group Retrieved April 30 2019 Senate Bill 1160 2016 Michigan Legislature Archived from the original on October 20 2022 House Bill 4567 2021 Michigan Legislature Retrieved April 14 2023 External links editState of Michigan Michigan state flag details and how to buy a flag Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flag of Michigan amp oldid 1212752448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
