Back علم ولاية مين Arabic Сцяг Мэна Byelorussian Bandera de Maine Catalan Maines flag Danish Flagge Maines German Flago de Majno Esperanto Bandera de Maine Spanish Maineko bandera Basque پرچم ایالت مین Persian Mainen lippu Finnish

Flag of Maine

State of Maine
Maine State Flag
UseCivil and state flag Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flagReverse side is mirror image of obverse side
Proportion26:33
AdoptedFebruary 23, 1909 (1909-02-23)
DesignA state coat of arms on a blue field.
Maine Merchant and Marine Flag
UseEnsign
AdoptedMarch 16, 1939 (1939-03-16)
DesignGreen pine tree with a blue anchor around its base on a white field with "DIRIGO" in blue above the pine tree and "MAINE" in blue below

The flag of Maine features the state coat of arms on a blue field. In the center of a heraldic shield, a moose rests under a tall pine tree. A farmer and seaman are meant to represent the traditional reliance on agriculture and the sea by the state. The North Star is intended to allude to the state motto: dirigo ('I lead').

The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) conducted a survey in 2001 that ranked Maine's current flag as one of the worst in design. Amongst the 72 U.S. state, U.S. territorial and Canadian provincial flags, Maine's flag ranked 60th (13th worst).[1]

  1. ^ "2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org" (PDF). nava.org.

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