Use | Civil and state flag |
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Proportion | 26:33 (3:5 also in use) |
Adopted | March 11, 1911 | (standardized 1943)
Design | A bald eagle bearing in one talon an olive branch, and seven arrows in the other. In its beak a scroll bearing the motto E pluribus unum. Above are thirteen stars in two parallel arches of 7 and 6, surmounted by a gold sunburst. Below is a scroll inscribed with the state's name. All on a blue field. |
The flag of North Dakota represents the U.S. state of North Dakota. Adopted on March 11, 1911, its design is an almost exact replica of the regimental banner carried by the state's troop contingent in the Philippine–American War. The only difference being that the unit designation inscribed on the scroll was replaced by the state's name.