Flag of Richmond, Virginia

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Flag of Richmond
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Adopted1993;32 years ago (1993)
DesignA navy blue field in the upper two-thirds quadrant with two red and two white stripes beneath in the lower third of the flag, it features a silhouette of a person working a James River bateau down the James River.

The flag of Richmond, Virginia was adopted in 1993. The flag contains a navy blue field in the upper two-thirds quadrant with two red and two white stripes beneath in the lower third of the flag. It features a silhouette of a person working a James River bateau down the James River.

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A city committee headed by Second District Councilman Benjamin A. Warthen brought forth the design, which was based on a proposal submitted by Michael Davis, a committee member and graphics designer at Heilig-Meyers Co. The new Richmond flag was carried by bateau to the dedication ceremony on Brown's Island on November 24, 1993. [1]

Symbolism

An older flag of Richmond - 1914–1933
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reverse

The boatman is a graphical depiction of a 14-foot (4.3 m) tall bronze statue called "The Headman" that stands on Brown's Island and commemorates the African American contribution to Richmond's waterways. [2] The nine stars on the flag represent the nine states that were once part of Virginia's territory: Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. [3]

Reception

In a 2004 survey by the North American Vexillological Association, Richmond's city flag was ranked as the 15th best city flag in the U.S. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Wasson, Bill (November 25, 1993). "City's Official Flag Unfurled - Design Has Man Poling Bateau". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. C-1.
  2. ↑ "Richmond's Riverfront Public Art & Statues". Venture Richmond. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Unfurling the history of the Richmond flag". RVANews. RVANews.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2004 American City Flags Survey". North American Vexillological Association. NAVA.org. Archived from the original on April 17, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
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