The U.S. counts dozens if not hundreds of different flags that are flown from aluminum flag poles to represent the Nation, the respective states and territories. One such state is the state of Minnesota, which is located in the mid-western part of the country. The MN flag has been the state’s flag from some fifty years and displays the seal of MN in the center.
Even though the current Minnesota flag was adopted some 50 plus years ago, the first state flag of Minnesota was hoisted in the 1890-s. The initial flag displayed two colors, meaning: a white field on one side of the flag, and a blue colored field on the other. The state seal was featured in the center. The design of the flag was changed with the introduction of the new flag.
The initial flag that was hoisted on flag poles of all kinds during the late years of the 1800-s was designed by the so called Amelia Hyde Center. The first flag of MN featured the Minnesota seal on a blue colored background. A red colored ribbon featured in the seal showed the motto: “L’etoile de nord,” which is French for the North Star.
The current Minnesota flag has been subject to a substantial amount of criticism over the years. This is not the case for the flag of Minnesota alone. A number of state flags are said to have a poor flag design. Criticism has been that the image of the MN state seal is a depiction of so called “Manifest Destiny,” and the inevitability of land being taken by white settlers.
A commonality among all 50 state flags that are hoisted on commercial and residential flag poles is the use of a blue colored background, officially called a flag field. Whenever the flag of Minnesota is displayed in combination with Old Glory, the national flag of the U.S., it is to be flown below Old Glory. Available at flag and flag pole suppliers throughout the Nation, it is commonly manufactured from good materials, including polyester.
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