Thursday 14 July 2016

By Ivon Klark


The land that today makes up North Dakota became U.S.territory as part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The region was originally part of the Minnesota and Nebraska territories, until, along with South Dakota, it was organized into the Dakota Territory in 1861.

The fan-shape with thirteen stars above the bald eagle is a symbol of the birth of a new nation, the United States. The name of the state - North Dakota - appears below the eagle on a red scroll. The design is centered on a field of dark blue.

North Dakota's dark blue flag displays an eagle with outspread wings and an open beak holding an olive branch and arrows in its claws. In its beak, the eagle carries a banner with the Latin words, "E Pluribus Unum," meaning "Out of many, one." The eagle also has a shield on its breast that looks similar to the United States flag. The golden fan-shaped design above the eagle stands above thirteen stars of the same color. Below the eagle lies a red scroll outlined in gold with the state's name written across it in white letters.

The eagle clasps some arrows and an olive branch with 3 red berries in both its claws. These are symbols of war and peace respectively. Beneath the eagle is a beautifully designed red scroll that bears the name of the state, which is North Dakota. The bird is also holding in its beak a red ribbon, with the national motto etched on it. It reads "E Pluribus Unum", meaning "From many, one" and indicates that the Union came into being only with the merging of several states.

There is a barrage of cheap and inferior North Dakota flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and inferior to American-made North Dakota flags, but more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of North Dakota flag for the future.




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