Flag of Missouri

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The flag of the U.S. state of Missouri was adopted on March 22, 1913, when governor Elliot Woolfolk Major signed the State flag act making it official. Its design consists of a triband of three equal horizontal stripes colored red, white, and blue, with the state coat of arms in the center. The design was created by Mary Elizabeth Oliver, a Cape Girardeau native. The red and white stripes represent valor and purity, respectively. The blue stripe represents the permanency, vigilance, and justice of the state. The three colors also highlight the French influence on the state in its early years.

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