| Title |
Blue, white and orange horizontal stripes background, with five gold hexagons in honeycomb pattern in center |
| Design Feature |
Hexagon; Honeycomb |
| Publisher |
Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement |
| Date |
2022-04-11 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5549030/utah.html |
| Subject |
Flags; Utah; Vexillography |
| Description |
The background of the flag is three colors. These colors represent the geography of Utah. The bottom stripe is Utah Red to represent the picturesque red rock regions of Utah. The middle stripe is white to represent Utah's snowy regions with "the greatest snow on earth". The top stripe is blue to represent Utah's open skies that are a uniting feature over all the state. In the center of the flag are some connected rings. These represent the people of Utah. The rings are gold to represent the people's commitment to excellence. There number of rings is five to represent Utah's five native tribes. The rings are a hexagon shape to represent the hard working early pioneer settlers that earned Utah is nickname of the Beehive State. The rings are arranged with three rings over two to represent that Utah is welcoming to the people of the world, both those who have settled here and those who come to visit. |
| 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/s6da0yk1 |
| Alternate Name(s) |
13442148732 |
| Setname |
dha_mtaf |
| ID |
2201267 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6da0yk1 |
