Nevada Flag

The history of the Nevada has roots in the 18th century, while the flag history is based only in the start of the 19th century. The fact remains that the basic Nevada State Flag design was embraced authoritatively as the National flag to symbolize the state on March 26, and the year for that event was 1929. It was revised in the year 1991 and was readopted on 1st October 1991. In that year when the flag revision was introduced, the name of the Nevada state was included on the flag under the five pointed silver color star. Nevada became the state of United States of America on 31st October 1864. Nevada came in the union of the America at the quite end of the 30th series, as Nevada is the 36th number country which gained the position of statehood of United States of America. The Nevada history is older than the adoption of the Nevada flag history. The other name of the Nevada or the nick name or the name by which Nevada is known is Silver state. A competition was held for the designing of the Nevada state flag. Lot of entries came for the designing of the flag and many design were submitted. But very few were accepted for consideration. The design submitted by the Louis shellback 111 was approved and chosen as the national flag of Nevada and after some corrections approved as the official flag of Nevada.

The description of the Nevada flag is unique regarding the state seal of the Nevada. The proportions used in this National State Flag of Nevada are used that follow the following ratio and that ratio is 2:4 respectively. Moreover all the other things on the flag are almost same like the other state flags of United States of America. Like other state flag, this flag also contain navy blue color background and insignia of the state seal is drawn above that navy blue color background. We can say state seal or the monogram of the state. One difference is that about the state seal of the Nevada is the position of the monogram is more towards the left top corner of the flag. The state seal or monogram is drawn in the circle type shape. The seal features many things; the background contains a monogram that is placed on a cobalt blue background in the upper left corner. There is an image of a five-pointed silver color star and that is seen to be present between a total number of two sprays as in branches of sagebrush which are flower plants and that is crossed to form the shape of a half wreath. Across the top part of the wreath there is a golden ribbon sort of a scroll and that is seen with the words written on it in black colored letters the words that are "Battle Born." There is also the name "Nevada" and that is placed beneath the star and is written in gold colored letters.

The meaning of the Nevada flag is also simple to explain like its description. The state motto on the flag refer that the Nevada joined the union of United States of America in the times when the America was facing American civil war. While the silver color five pointed star on the flag is used to depict that the state has vast mineral recourses.

Coloring page for Nevada’s state flags are also available for children school based activities. The waving Nevada flag can be seen in variety at the independence day of the Nevada or at any sports festival of the Nevada.