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The flag of Florida consists of a red Saltire (diagonal cross) on a white background, with the Seal Of Florida superimposed on the center. The design was approved by a popular referendum in 1900 . DESCRIPTION Chapter 15.012 of the Florida Statutes states that: :"The State Flag shall conform with standard commercial sizes and be of the following portions and descriptions: The seal of the state, in diameter one-half the hoist, shall occupy the center of a white ground. Red bars, in width one-fifth the hoist, shall extend from each corner towards the center, to the outer rim of the seal." HISTORY From 1868 to 1900 , the flag of Florida was simply the seal of Florida on a white background. In the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming , suggested that a red cross be added so that it would not appear to be a White Flag of truce when hanging still on a flagpole. Some have claimed that the cross is intended to recall the blue saltire of the Confederate Battle Flag . However, this view is not universal and there is no significant opposition to the current design within the state (as there has been in Georgia and Mississippi over their Confederate-style flags). Historically, the first Spanish flag over Florida was a "broken" red Saltire with a white background (the Burgundian Saltire ). The Flag Of Alabama is a plain red saltire, as is the Flag Of Saint Patrick which is incorporated into the Union Flag of the United Kingdom . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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