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North America

USA: State flags
The date when each state joined the Union is shown below the state name.

MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI
1817 1821

The flag of Mississippi was adopted in The colors of the flag recall when the region
1894. It combines both the Confederacy’s was under French control. The 24 stars stand
Southern Cross with the stripes of its first or Missouri being the 24th state to join the
flag, the Stars and Bars, although on the Union. Within the seal itself are another 24
flag of Mississippi the upper stripe is blue. ars. The flag was adopted in 1913.

MONTANA NEBRASKA
1889 1867

The flag is derived from the former state The flag of Nebraska was adopted in 1925
militia colors, while the motto “Gold and nd uses the seal which was adopted in 1867.
Silver” is in Spanish, recalling Spain’s claim This depicts an allegorical landscape,
to the area. The flag was adopted in 1905 ymbolic of the state’s agricultural and
and had the name added in 1981. ndustrial development.

NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE
1864 1788

The flag emerged from a design The design was adopted in 1909, making
competition and was adopted in 1929. It se of the seal, which dates back to 1775.
was revised in 1991 and the state name was depicts a ship, the Raleigh, being built
placed underneath boughs of the sagebrush n the docks of the town of Portsmouth
and the star, which represents the state. uring the War of Independence.

NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO
1787 1912

The buff field recalls the uniforms worn This most distinctive flag was adopted in
during the War of Independence. The flag 925 and uses the sun symbol of the Zia
with the arms was adopted in 1896 and ueblo Indians, while the colors represent
made generally available in 1938. he Spanish colonial era.

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