Oklahoma Flag

The Oklahoma state flag also has a blue background in the field of the flag, but differs in its design from other state flags in so far that the design in the center is neither the coat of arms nor the Great Seal of the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s state flag displays a shield made from traditional Osage Nation buffalo skin with seven eagle feathers and the field itself is actually of sky blue color. On top of the shield two symbols of peace are placed in a cross formation. The peace pipe, also called calumet representing the Native Americans is placed underneath and an olive branch representing white people on top. The shield itself has a pattern of six brown crosses on the buffalo skin. The crosses are actually the representation of stars used by Native Americans. The field color of sky blue is actually the color that the first official flag of the Native American Nation used (the Choctaw flag). Right beneath these symbols the flag is identified as Oklahoma’s flag through the word Oklahoma in big white bold letter. In Oklahoma state flag history there has been one other official Oklahoma flag before the current one. The Oklahoma flag adopted in 1911, four years after Oklahoma's induction in the United States union looked very different. It used the colors of red, white and blue to honor the flag of the United States. The field of the 1911 flag of Oklahoma was of red color with a blue-rimmed white colored star. In the center of the star the number 46 in dark blue represents Oklahoma’s induction to the union as 46th state.

The red color in the field background of the Oklahoma flag was abandoned in 1925, when the current flag was adopted. The red color was closely associated with communism and therefore a bad image for a United States state. A design contest in 1924 had Mrs. George Fluke, Jr. as the winner. Her flag design was very similar to the current Oklahoma flag, besides the fact that the word Oklahoma was missing. The state name was added in 1941 and then later on because of color variations the colors of the flag were also specified.

Oklahoma flags can be bought at any of the better flag stores throughout the United States as well as with retailers online. Flags of Oklahoma and their history as well as pictures can be found in many better history books. Another source for Oklahoma state flag pictures and facts are the official pages of the state.