Florida State Flag

Heavy-Duty Florida State Flag: UV-Resistant Nylon Built for the Sunshine State Adopted: November 6, 1900 (last modified May 21, 1985)Florida Flag Design: A red saltire (diagonal cross) on a white background, with the seal of Florida, superimposed on the center. The current flag was adopted in 1985 when the state seal was last changed. The basic design, however, dates back to 1900, when the design was approved by voters in a constitutional amendment.The current design of Florida's state flag was adopted in 1900. In that year, Florida voters ratified a constitutional amendment based on an 1899 joint resolution of the state legislature to add diagonal red bars, in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, to the flag.Between 1868 and 1900, Florida's state flag consisted of a white field with the state seal in the center. During the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming suggested that a red cross be added, so that the banner did not appear to be a white flag of truce or surrender when hanging s