Download Florida flag, 1,200 pixels wide
| Current design adopted | 1900 |
|---|---|
| State | Florida |
| Capital | Tallahassee |
What the Florida flag shows
A white field is crossed from corner to corner by two red diagonal bars, each one-fifth of the flag's height wide, with the state seal at the center at half the flag's height. The seal shows a Native American woman scattering flowers, a sabal palmetto palm, a steamboat on the water and the sun's rays over a distant highland, ringed by the words 'Great Seal of the State of Florida: In God We Trust.'
History of the Florida flag
From 1868 until 1900 the state flag was the seal on a plain white field; the red bars were added in 1900 after concern that the banner looked colorless when furled and could read as a flag of truce when hanging still. A corrected version of the seal was presented in 1985, changing details including the palm, the steamboat and the depiction of the woman.
More about Florida
See who represents the state in the Florida congressional delegation, or browse all 50 state flags.
