In this Thursday, June 25, 2015 file photo, Part of a Confederate battle flag is displayed on an elevator in the Alabama Capitol as part of the state seal in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Martin ...

The flag’s design was based on George Washington’s family coat of arms, which featured three stars. It does not legitimize an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory about these three cities. We ...

The bill known as the Bayelsa State Flag, Coat of Arms and Anthem Law 2012 which was among the eight bills passed by the State House of Assembly has not only awaken old passion but ignited fresh ...

The coat of arms was designed during the Jim Crow era to include the Confederate flag. Underneath the shield is the state’s motto: “We dare defend our rights,” written in Latin.

New laws accompanying the Constitutional Charter that dissolved rump Yugoslavia delineate the manner in which the symbols of the new state, Serbia and Montenegro, are to be adopted. Nevertheless ...

How flags came to be used, to represent ships and armies, following the coats of arms of their ruler. Posted: July 7, 2024 | Last updated: September 30, 2024.

The controversial flag is included in the coat of arms design along with symbols of Britain, France, Spain, and the shield of the United States. Skip to content. Wiregrass Gives Back.

The first official American Flag, generally attributed to Betsy Ross, chose stars to mimic the Washington coat of arms. Congress passed the first Flag Act a year later in 1777, which required all ...

The coat of arms consists of a shield with the Confederate battle flag and the flags of Great Britain, France, Spain and the United States - intended to serve as a symbol of nations that have held ...

State lawmakers will be discussions this year to alter the image of the coat of arms to make it more historically accurate. A similar effort occurred in Baldwin County in 2015, in which the county ...

The state coat of arms was designed in 1923 and officially adopted by the Alabama Legislature in 1939. The coat of arms includes the Confederate battle flag and the flags of Great Britain, France ...