Florida City Flags
The flag was adopted by the orlando city council on june 2 1980 the result of a design competition sponsored by the orlando kiwanis club and the council of arts and sciences.
Florida city flags. State of florida it consists of a red saltire on a white background with the state seal superimposed on the center. The official flag of the city shall be a rectangle having the dimensions in the ratio of. Indicates flag is known. 2 3 image s by permission of david b.
During florida s british rule 1763 1781 fortifications were strengthened. Martucci image s from american city flags raven 9 10 2002 2003 courtesy of the north american vexillological association which retains copyright. Image s from american city flags by permission of david b. Many flags of floridian cities feature their city seal on a saltire incorporating elements from the floridian flag itself based on the former spanish flag into their designs.
Among these have been the flags of five nations. Previous flag 1980 2017 image by olivier touzeau 23 june 2005. The flag of tampa florida is not well known although it was adopted by the city on july 1 1930 the many pieces of the unique flag portray the various elements that made the city itself a success. The flag is one of the few non quadrilateral flags in use.
Indicates it is reported that there is no known flag. The flags of spain france great britain the united states of america and the confederate states of america. Spain france great britain the united states and the confederate states of america. The flag of florida often referred to as the florida flag is the state flag of the u s.
Jacksonville s flag is described in the ordinance of adoption. The flag was first adopted as the state flag of florida in 1868. A survey of flag design quality by the north american vexillological association ranked jacksonville s flag the second best in florida and 38th best of 150 american city flags. Petersburg s first flag was adopted on 14 july 1927 after a contest supervised by a committee named by mayor c.
Flag of tampa florida. The flag s current design has been in use since may 21 1985 after the florida state seal was graphically altered and. Text and image s from american city flags raven 9 10 2002 2003 courtesy of the north american vexillological association which retains copyright. Numerous other unofficial flags also have been flown on the peninsula at.
