Kansas Flag

Kansas Flag History Adopted: September 24, 1961Kansas Flag Design: Seal of Kansas on a field of azure. A sunflower is displayed above the seal and the word "Kansas" below.The Kansas flag consists of a dark blue field with the state seal in the center. A sunflower on a bar of twisted gold lies above the seal, and below the seal is the word "Kansas". The seal contains a landscape that includes a rising sun, representing the east; and a river and steamboat, representing commerce. In the foreground, a settler's cabin and a man plowing a field represent agriculture. A wagon train heads west and buffalo are seen fleeing from two Indians. Around the top of the seal is a cluster of 34 stars. The state motto appears above the stars. The fight to secure a state flag goes back to 1915 when then-Governor Arthur Capper wrote to various other states inquiring about their flag if they had one, and how they went about deciding a design. It is interesting that the Michigan Historical Commission suggest