Central blue shield with gold beehive in middle, with background split horizontal with white on top and red on bottom, three stars (five, four and six-pointed) are in upper left section

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Title Central blue shield with gold beehive in middle, with background split horizontal with white on top and red on bottom, three stars (five, four and six-pointed) are in upper left section
Design Feature Shield; Beehive; Star
Publisher Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement
Date 2022-04-30
Spatial Coverage Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5549030/utah.html
Subject Flags; Utah; Vexillography
Description The current state flag elements are distilled to the beehive and a shield. The white band represents northern Utah; the red band represents southern Utah. The three stars represent the indigenous peoples (4-point petroglyph star), the settlers (6-point star), and the present-day residents (5-point statehood star) who have sought out Utah for their home. The shield shape - based off an old engraving of the state seal - resembles a U (Utah is the only state in the Union whose name starts with U).
Collection Number and Name More Than A Flag: Utah State Flag Redesign
Type Image
Genre flags
Format image/jpeg
Rights
Rights Management Creator of flag design submitted and authorized More Than A Flag Initiative along with Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement to use their design and/or information related to their design in publications, advertising, including social media platforms. Consent was freely given as a public service without expectation of payment.
Scanning Technician Born digital
ARK ark:/87278/s634bp77
Alternate Name(s) 13460150273
Setname dha_mtaf
ID 2201875
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s634bp77