Back علم ماساتشوستس Arabic Сцяг Масачусетса Byelorussian Bandera de Massachusetts Catalan Massachusetts' flag Danish Flagge von Massachusetts German Flago de Masaĉuseco Esperanto Bandera de Massachusetts Spanish Massachusettseko bandera Basque پرچم ماساچوست Persian Massachusettsin lippu Finnish
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| Use | Civil and state flag    |
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | March 18, 1908 (initial version) 1971 (current design) |
| Design | A state coat of arms on a white field. |
| Flag of the governor of Massachusetts | |
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| Design | State flag in the form of a pennant. |
| Massachusetts ensign | |
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| Use | Naval ensign  |
| Adopted | 1971 |
| Design | A green tree on a white field. |
The flag of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was adopted on March 18, 1908 and has only been changed once in 1971 with the removal of the reverse side. The flag features the state seal on a white field. The state currently has three official flags: a state flag, a governor's flag, and a "naval and maritime flag" (despite it no longer having its own naval militia).
With Florida, it is one of only two state flags to prominently feature a Native American in its heraldry. In 2001, a survey conducted by the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) placed Massachusetts's state flag 38th in design quality out of 72 flags (U.S. state, U.S. territorial and Canadian provincial).[1]
- ^ "2001 State/Provincial Flag Survey - NAVA.org" (PDF). nava.org.