The current Flag of Dallas, Texas (USA) was adopted 13 February1967. ·· Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area - City 997. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
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About
It is bisected horizontally by a thin white line (a fimbriation, approximately 1/27th of the flag's height) with a dark red top and a dark blue bottom. A large, white 5-pointed star (approximately 14/15ths of the flag's height) dominates the flag and contains the city seal in buff and black.[1] In heraldry and vexillology, fimbriation refers to small strips of colour placed around common charges or ordinaries in order for them to stand out from the background. ... Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour that got its name from the colour of buffalo leather. ...
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Historical flags
The flag in use between 1916 and 1967 (though it wasn't actually produced until 1954) is a non-rectangular flag (similar to the Flag of Ohio) with similar colors to the current flag. The top of the flag is red and the bottom is blue, but unlike the current flag, there is no fimbriation. The center of the flag contains the state of Texas in white with a star and the name "Dallas" marking the city's position in the state.[2] The flag of Ohio was adopted in 1902 and designed by John Eisemann. ...
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References
^ CRW Flags - Flags of the World, Dallas, Texas. By António Martins, authored 31 August2000. Retrieved 1 October2006.
^ CRW Flags - Flags of the World, Dallas, Texas. By Phil Nelson, authored 18 June2000. Retrieved 1 October2006.
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