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The flag of West Virginia is the official flag of the U.S. state of West Virginia and was officially adopted by the West Virginia Legislature on March 7, 1929. The present flag consists of a pure white field bordered by a blue stripe with the coat of arms of West Virginia in the center, wreathed by ''Rhododendron maximum'' and topped by an unfurled red ribbon reading "State of West Virginia." The first flags to represent West Virginia following statehood were battle flags utilized by West Virginia regiments during the American Civil War. West Virginia's first official state flag was adopted in 1905, based upon the flag designed and used by the West Virginia State Commission at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904. This flag was altered in 1907 for the Jamestown Exposition and featured the coat of arms on the obverse and a sprig of ''Rhododendron maximum'' on the reverse. In order to reproduce the flag more inexpensively, the West Virginia Legislature ratified the current flag with the state's coat of arms integrated with the rhododendron, which appears on both the obverse and the reverse. The "Pledge of Allegiance to the West Virginia State Flag" was unanimously adopted by the office of the Secretary of State of West Virginia in 1977. == Design == The current state flag of West Virginia consists of a pure white field bordered on four sides by a stripe of blue. The white of the field symbolizes purity, while the blue border represents the Union. The center of the state flag is emblazoned with the state's Coat of Arms, a stylized version of the Great Seal of West Virginia.〔〔 The lower half of the state flag is wreathed by two tethered swags of ''Rhododendron maximum'', the state flower of West Virginia.〔〔 Across the top of the state flag is an unfurled red ribbon with the constitutional designation "State of West Virginia", and across the bottom of the state flag is a tied red ribbon with the state's Latin motto ''Montani Semper Liberi'' (English: "mountaineers are always free").〔〔 The state's coat of arms in the center of the flag symbolizes the principal pursuits and resources of West Virginia.〔 In the center is an ivy-draped boulder that has been inscribed "June 20, 1863," the date of West Virginia's admission to the Union as a state.〔 In front of the boulder lie two crossed hunting rifles and a Phrygian cap (or "Cap of Liberty") to illustrate the importance of the state's fight for liberty.〔 Two men, a farmer and a miner, stand on either side of the boulder and represent agriculture and industry.〔 The farmer stands on the left with an ax and plow before a cornstalk.〔 The miner stands on the right with a pickax and, behind him, an anvil and sledge hammer.〔 The state flag's proportions are identical to those of the flag of the United States.〔 When utilized for parade purposes, all but the staff side of the state flag are to be trimmed with gold fringe.〔〔 When used concurrently with the flag of the United States during ceremonial occasions, the state flag is trimmed and mounted like the United States flag with regard to fringe, cord, tassels, and mounting.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flag of West Virginia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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