The state flag of Virginia consists of the obverse of the seal against a blue background. A state flag was first adopted at the beginning of the American Civil War in April 1861, readopted in 1912, [ 1 ] and standardized by the General Assembly in February 1950. [ 2 ]

The seal had already appeared on various military flags before April 30, 1861, when the legislature placed it on a blue field as the official state flag. In 1931 the “ornamental border” of the seal was more precisely defined as a wreath of Virginia creeper , and on March 16, 1949, exact colours were assigned to the various design elements.

Virginia went without an official state flag until February 1, 1950, when the flag we recognize today was adopted by the state General Assembly. The design of the flag, though, dates to the American Civil War. In 1861, a flag was created as a rallying symbol for militia groups from the state of Virginia. This flag is nearly identical to the ...

2024年9月26日 · English: The flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as it was in 1861. This vector image was completely created by Ali Zifan. This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Ali Zifan. This applies worldwide.

2023年5月1日 · Virginia’s first flag was adopted in 1861, during the Civil War. The flag featured the state seal on a blue background. The state seal included an image of Virtus, the Roman goddess of bravery, holding a spear and standing over a defeated tyrant. The motto “Sic Semper Tyrannis” (Thus Always to Tyrants) was also included.

The Flag of the Commonwealth was adopted on April 30, 1861 almost two weeks after Virginia voted, on April 17, 1861, to repeal its 1788 ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The Virginia Flag of the Commonwealth displays the State Seal …

A flag carried by the Rockbridge Rifles, a volunteer militia formed in Lexington in November 1859, features the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which depicts the Roman goddess of virtue standing with her foot atop a figure representing tyranny.

The Virginia Flag of the Commonwealth displays the State Seal of Virginia centered on a blue field (background). From January through mid-April, delegates to the 1861 Virginia Convention staved off efforts to vote Virginia out of the Union but their efforts fell short on April 17, perhaps assisted by the announcement that President Abraham ...

Virginia’s flag was officially adopted in 1861. It features the state seal on a deep blue background. The seal depicts the Roman goddess Virtus, symbolizing virtue, standing triumphantly over the fallen figure of Tyranny. The goddess holds a spear and a sheathed sword, with the state motto “Sic Semper Tyrannis” beneath the scene.

On April 17,1861 Virginia seceded from the Union and by the end of that month the seal was used in the flag. The seal appeared on a white disc in a plain blue field. In 1930 the seal was revised and the new version was used on the flag in 1931.