Exploring The Hidden Meanings Of The Michigan State Flag

I remember being a kid in school and learning about our country's flag.

Some people call it old glory, while others call it the stars and stripes.

This beautiful flag is made up of red and white horizontal lines representing the original 13 colonies, and the Blue area with 50 stars represent the 50 states that make up America.

I've always thought that the state of Michigan had a really cool flag.

But if I'm being honest, I had no idea what its symbols represented, so I decided to do some digging and I found out some cool stuff I didn't know and maybe you'll learn something too!

What Is On The Michigan State Flag?

The first thing I discovered while researching our state flag is that Michigan had two previous flags.

The current flag was adopted on August 1st, 1911.

The flag features a dark blue background.

In the middle is the state coat of arms, featuring a blue shield, inside the shield is a sun rising over a lake and peninsula.

There is also a man with his hand raised, representing peace, while also holding a long gun symbolizing the fight for state and nation as a frontier state.

To the left and right of the blue shield are an elk and a moose, derived from the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms.

When I learned that I was surprised, having always mistaken them for two deer."

The bald eagle perched towards the top represents the United States, which formed the state of Michigan from the Northwest Territory.

Read More: 25 Things Michigan Is Known And Famous For

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What Do The Words On Michigan's Flag Mean?

If you speak Latin, then you might already know the answer to this question.

But if you had no clue like myself, here is what the three Latin mottos mean.

• 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 (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you), the official state motto.

I love our state flag, it's one of the many things that makes Michigan so awesome!