The flag of Iowa consists of three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red, reflecting Iowa's history as part of the FrenchLouisiana Territory. The image of a bald eagle with a long ribbon reading "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain", taken from the state seal, is centered in the middle white stripe. The word "Iowa" is placed directly below it in red, serifedmajuscules. The flag was adopted in 1921; it was first approved in May 1917, by the Iowa State Council for Defense. It was designed in 1917, by Mrs. Dixie Debhardt, of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Iowa. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The tricolour flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ... Blue is any of a number of similar colors. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... The United States in 1810, following the Louisiana Purchase. ... Binomial name Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey originating in North America, most recognizable as the national bird of the United States. ... In typography, serifs are the small features at the end of strokes within letters. ... Majuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... In May of 1917, the State Council for Defense approved the official state flag of Iowa. ... The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a sororal association dedicated to historic preservation, education, and patriotic endeavor. ...
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