The city flag of Mobile is a flag which represents the seal of the six flags that have flown over the state of Alabama before and since it became a state.[1] The flag was adopted in December 1968 after one was suggested by Commissioner Lambert C. Mims. The original seal which was used in the flag was adopted in 1961.[2]
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
|---|---|
| Adopted | December 1968 |
| Design | A horizontal triband of red (top), white (middle), and blue (bottom), with white strips above the red and below the blue and the Seal of the City of Mobile in the center |
| Designed by | Lambert C. Mims |
The flag shows a red stripe moving across the top, a white stripe with the official Mobile seal in the middle and a blue stripe at the bottom.
The flag is Mobile's only ever official flag.
In 2004, the North American Vexillological Association conducted a design survey of 150 selected city flags in the United States. Mobile's flag ranked 76th with a rating of 4.05 out of 10.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Alabama Department of Archives and History, Official Symbols and Emblems, National flags that have flown over Alabama". Archives.alabama.gov. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Mobile, Alabama (U.S.)". Crwflags.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Gideon, Richard R. (2004). "2004 American City Flags Survey". nava.org. North American Vexillological Association. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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