Michigan Flag

Michigan Flag History Adopted: June 26, 1911Michigan Flag Design: Coat of arms of Michigan on a blue fieldThe Michigan flag was first unfurled at the laying of the cornerstone at the monument of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg on the Fourth of July, 1865.By Act 209 of 1911, the State of Michigan flag was adopted with a simple phrase, "The State Flag shall be blue charged with the arms of the state."The state flag-Michigan's third since becoming a state in 1837-features the coat of arms showing an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows. An elk and a moose support a shield displaying a man standing on a grassy peninsula. The following mottos appear on the coat of arms: E Pluribus Unum (From Many, One), Tuebor (I Will Defend), and Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice (If you Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You).Michigan's State Motto:    "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice"    "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you."This statement holds many tr