Commemorative Flag of Utah
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The Commemorative Flag of the State of Utah was adopted by the Utah State Legislature in March, 2021[1] to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Utah's statehood in the United States and was flown throughout the state, including at the Utah State Capitol, as an official flag of Utah through 2021[2]. The flag consists of a golden beehive above a white five-pointed star encircled within two golden rings upon a navy blue background, which is laid atop a red, white, and navy blue saltire design.
The flag was also in consideration with twenty other finalist flag designs to become Utah's new state flag during the state's "More Than a Flag"[3] initiative to create[4] a new Flag of Utah. The flag was designed by filmmaker Jonathan Martin[5].
Symbolism & Design[edit]
The flag has seven[6] distinctive symbols represented within its design[7]. The central gold beehive represents Utah's primary symbol of the beehive and its designation as the "Beehive State." The beehive also represents the state's motto of "Industry." The white star represents Utah's joining of the United States in 1896 as its 45th state.
The four diagonal quadrants that form the saltire design represents the joining of the Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Point, Utah in 1869, when Utah became known as the "Crossroad of the West." The navy blue, designated "Liberty Blue," in the upper section and within the golden circles represent tradition and the Great Salt Lake. The white, designated "Mountain White," in the left and right sections represent the snow capped Rocky Mountains of Utah. The red, designated "Utah Red," in the lower section represents the red rocks and national parks of Southern Utah. The gold is designated "Legacy Gold." The five sections of the flags (north, south, east, west, and center) represent the five native tribes of Utah: Ute, Navajo, Paiute, Goshute, and Shoshone.
The flag also contains a "hidden design" within the design through the artistic use of one-point perspective. When the center of the beehive is viewed as the central point, the design reveals itself to be a landscape of Utah, with red rocks in the "south," white mountains to the "east" and "west," and blue skies in the "north."
References[edit]
- ↑ "SB0048". le.utah.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "Wave hello to new flag commemorating 125th anniversary". Deseret News. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "Flag | More Than A Flag". flag.utah.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "How you can help design the new Utah State flag". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ Wixom, Cassidy (2021-03-05). "Utah House passes bill for 125th Commemorative Utah flag, state flag redesign". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "SYMBOLISM". New Utah Flag. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "Utah's new commemorative state flag becomes official". Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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