Wisconsin Flag

Have you ever wondered, what is Wisconsin’s state flag and where to find Wisconsin’s flag information?

The Wisconsin state flag is one of the many flags that are easily described by a dark blue field and the states coat of arms in its centered. It is a design that has been chosen by many of the United States states and to distinguish the different flag from a distance lots of states have added the state name in a big and bold lettering. Wisconsin’s state flag was adopted in 1863 when Civil war troops requested an official flag for the battlefield. This original flag of Wisconsin was revised several times and the current state flag of Wisconsin was finally adopted in 1913. Some changes have still been made after the adoption. The state name “WISCONSIN” in big white letters was added above the seal in 1979. That same year the date of “1848” also in white was added below the state seal. The significance of 1848 for Wisconsin is the year that Wisconsin entered the United States union as 30th state.

One reason for adding the state name and the date was to distinguish the Wisconsin flag from the very similar looking New York state flag. The coat of arms on Wisconsin’s flag is also included in the Great Seal of Wisconsin. The Coat of arms includes a shield with a yellow surface. It is divided into four quadrants, which display a plow, a pick and a shovel, arm and hammer and an anchor. Each of these symbolizes part of Wisconsin and its natural resources. The plow symbolizes agriculture, pick and shovel stand for mining, the arm and hammer are a representation of manufacturing and the anchor stands for seafare, seatrade and navigation. Above the shield as a crest sits Wisconsin’s state animal, the badger. The badger is also a nichkname that was given to leading persons under the miners. Right over the shield is a banner that had the word “FORWARD” written on it. This is the official state motto of Wisconsin and reflects the states drive to be a leader. The shield on the state flag for Wisconsin is hold up by a sailor and a miner, which symbolize which generally depicts the people in Wisconsin at the time the flag of Wisconsin was made. At the bottom of the shield is a cornucopia, the so-called horn of plenty and a pyramid with 13 lead pieces represents the states abundance in the mineral lead as well as represents the thirteen original states.

Pictures of the Wisconsin flag can be found in history books and with the official pages of the state of Wisconsin. For the younger ones there are Wisconsin state flag coloring pages that can either be bought or downloaded from online.