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The flag of Maine features the state coat of arms on a blue field. In the center of a heraldic shield, a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman are meant to represent the traditional reliance on agriculture and the sea by the state. The North Star is intended to allude to the state motto: dirigo ('I lead').
4 mar 2021 · There is a movement to change the Maine state flag from the current flag, with its blue background and state seal, to the pre-1909 flag, featuring a simple pine tree and star. We’ll discuss some of the flag’s history, and how the original design has become marketable as part of the Maine brand.
24 paź 2024 · If voters say yes, the flag with a pine tree, blue north star and buff background will replace Maine's current flag — the blue flag with a coat of arms — as the official state flag. So what is the history of Maine’s state flag?
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30 wrz 2024 · The current state flag was established in February 1909. Its coat of arms shows a moose-and-pine-tree emblem on a shield supported by a farmer and a sailor; a ribbon below bears the state name, and above is the North Star and the Latin motto “Dirigo” (“I direct”).
13 wrz 2024 · News. At long last, Mainers could vote for a new state flag. Here’s everything you need to know. Question 5 on the November ballot will give voters a chance to decide whether a version of the...
3 dni temu · The Pine Tree Flag was the original state flag, adopted in 1901 before being replaced by the current flag in 1909. In the new version created by Adam Lemire of Gardiner, the tree is an Eastern ...
28 maj 2024 · The pine tree represents Maine's people, and the blue star represents the state motto: Dirigo, or "I lead." The pine tree design was adopted in 1901 as the state flag, but was replaced with the current version — a blue background with the state seal.
