The flag

Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric with a distinctive design that is usually rectangular and used as a symbol, as a signaling device, or decoration. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium.The first flags were used to assist...

 of the state of Nebraska is a blue cloth charged with the state seal

Seal of Nebraska

The Great Seal of the State of Nebraska was adopted in 1867. A train steams across the background, with mountains in the distance. A steamboat plies the waters of the Missouri River. A simple cabin and sheaves of harvested wheat portray the importance of settlers and agriculture. A blacksmith works...

. The current design was adopted in 1925, yet a design in 1921 from an architect based in New York State was rejected by the state government. The official designation of the design as the state flag occurred in 1963; Nebraska was one of the last states to adopt an official flag.

The Nebraska flag was rated in a survey by the North American Vexillological Association

North American Vexillological Association

The North American Vexillological Association is a membership organization devoted to "vexillology as the scientific study of flags." Flag researchers, designers, collectors, activists, merchants, and other enthusiasts from the United States and Canada meet annually at NAVA meetings in order to...

 as 71st out of 72 U.S. and Canadian flags, making it the second worst flag in the survey. The worst-ranked flag, the flag of Georgia, has since been changed.

See also

• State of Nebraska
  • Symbols of the state of Nebraska
    • Great Seal of the State of Nebraska

External links

• History of the Nebraska State Flag