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INDIANA STATE FLAG
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The Indiana
State Flag
was designed by Paul Hadley of Mooresville and adopted by the1917 Indiana
General Assembly |
Official description from Indiana Code 1-2-2-1: Its dimensions shall be three
(3) feet fly by two (2) feet hoist; or five (5) feet fly by three (3) feet
hoist; or any size proportionate to either of those dimensions. The field
of the flag shall be blue with nineteen (19) stars and a flaming torch in
gold or buff. Thirteen (13) stars shall be arranged in an outer circle,
representing the original thirteen (13) states; five (5) stars shall be arranged
in a half circle below the torch and inside the outer circle of stars,
representing the states admitted prior to Indiana; and the nineteenth star,
appreciably larger than the others and representing Indiana shall be placed
above the flame of the torch. The outer circle of stars shall be so arranged
that one (1) star shall appear directly in the middle at the top of the circle,
and the word "Indiana" shall be placed in a half circle over and above the
star representing Indinaa and midway between it and the star in the center
above it. Rays shall be shown radiating from the torch to the three (3) stars
on each side of the star in the upper center of the circle.
 
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