Flag of Georgia | History, Design & Meaning | Britannica
WEBJan 24, 2001 · State flag of Georgia, U.S., from July 1, 1956, to January 31, 2001. On July 1, 1956, a distinctive new flag was adopted. It retained the seal and blue stripe at the hoist, but the Confederate Battle Flag was substituted for the three horizontal stripes.
Flag of Georgia (country) | History, Meaning & Design
WEBJan 14, 2004 · Historic national flag of Georgia, used in 1918–21 and 1990–2004. Following World War I, an independent Georgian Democratic Republic was proclaimed on May 26, 1918. The national flag, designed by Jakob Nikoladze, had been first hoisted on March 25, 1917, and it continued to be displayed until Soviet forces crushed Georgian independence in 1921.
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia
WEBThe flag of Georgia is the flag of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its current iteration was adopted on February 19, 2003. The flag bears three horizontal stripes (a red-white-red triband) and features a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars that encircle the state's gold-colored coat of arms.
Flag of Georgia (country) - Wikipedia
WEBThe national flag of Georgia, as described in the decree: [8] The Georgian national flag is a white rectangle, with a large red cross in its central portion touching all four sides of the flag. ... The previous flag used by the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921 was reestablished as the flag of the Republic of Georgia on 8 ...
State Flags of Georgia - New Georgia Encyclopedia
WEBJul 26, 2004 · On May 8, 2003, Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation creating a new state flag for Georgia. The new banner became effective immediately, giving Georgia its third state flag in only twenty-seven months—a national record.
Flag of Georgia (country) - Wikiwand
WEBThe flag of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშა, romanized: sakartvelos sakhelmts'ipo drosha), also known as the five-cross flag (Georgian: ხუთჯვრიანი დროშა, romanized: khutjvriani drosha), is …
A history of Georgia’s state flag: Things to know
WEBOct 23, 2018 · Georgia’s official state flag is actually the third flag design to fly over the state Capitol in Atlanta since 2001, when the Georgia flag bearing the Confederate battle emblem was...
The Georgia Chronicles: The Saga of The Georgia State Flag
WEBJul 2, 2024 · The first official state flag was adopted in 1879, nearly a century after Georgia joined the Union. This flag, designed by Senator Herman H. Perry, was a simple design featuring three horizontal stripes—red, white, and red—similar to the Stars and Bars of the Confederate States of America.
Georgia Flags (1920-2001) (U.S.)
WEBDec 16, 2023 · 1920-1956 Flag. image by Clay Moss, 6 April 2009. I just completed a conference in Atlanta and noticed that Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport flies the old (pre-1958) Georgia state flag. This flag, for those who don't know, is modeled after the First Confederate Flag.
State Flag, 1879-1902 - New Georgia Encyclopedia
WEBThe 1879 state flag, considered the first official state flag, was based on the first national flag of the Confederacy (the "Stars and Bars"). The blue canton of the Stars and Bars extended the full width of the state flag, and even though the stars were removed, the derivation of the flag was obvious. Image from Wikimedia.