Use | Civil and state flag |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | June 5, 1911 |
Design | Three horizontal stripes of blue, white, and blue. On top of these stripes sits a circular red "C", filled with a golden disk. |
Designed by | Andrew Carlisle Johnson |
The Flag of the State of Colorado has three horizontal stripes of the same width; the top and bottom stripes are blue, and the middle stripe white. On top of these stripes sits a circular red "C", filled with a golden disk. The blue is meant to represent the skies, the gold stands for the sunshine enjoyed by the state, the white represents the snowcapped mountains and the red represents the earth.