Minnesota’s new state flag should feature an eight-pointed North Star against a dark blue background shaped like the state, with a solid light blue field at the right, a special commission decided Tuesday as it picked a replacement for an older design that many Native Americans considered offensive.
The State Emblems Redesign Commission chose the final version on an 11-1 vote after finalizing a new state seal that depicts a loon, the state bird. Unless the Legislature rejects them, the new flag and seal will automatically become official April 1, 2024, when Minnesota observes Statehood Day.
The star echoes Minnesota’s state motto of “Star of the North.” The commission’s chairman, Luis Fitch, said that to him, the light blue represents the Mississippi River, “the most important river in the United States,” pointing to the North Star. But he acknowledged it could mean other things to other people. Symmetry and simplicity won out over other versions, including ones that included a green stripe for the state’s agricultural heritage.
What a dull choice. Looks like a paint swatch from a home improvement store.
I think it’s beautiful! Places it geographically and culturally (north, cold), the colours are nice, and the shapes are simple yet original.
Many flags are just three color stripes, like France, Germany, and Italy off the top of my head. This has more detail than that without being too complicated due to the angled shape.
The two shades of blue do suck though, a different color for contrast would help immensely,.
This is one color in two shades. It looks like a worn out mimeograph of a flag.
A black outline or something would help as I imagine it might be hard to see against the sky.
As opposed to the bedsheet they had before?
Two wrongs don’t make a right.