Flag of Portland, OR (2002-present)

The city flag of Portland, Oregon consists of a green field on which is placed a white "four-pointed directional star" from which radiate blue stripes, each bordered by L-shaped yellow elements. Narrow white fimbriations separate the blue and yellow elements from each other and from the green background. The standard size is 3 ft in length by 5 ft in height. Image File history File links Portland,_Oregon_flag. ... Image File history File links Portland,_Oregon_flag. ... 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. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ... In heraldry and vexillology, fimbriation refers to small strips of colour placed around heraldic charges or ordinaries in order for them to stand out from the background. ...

City ordinance 176874, adopted September 4, 2002, designates the design and its symbolism. Green stands for "the forests and our green City"; blue for "our rivers" (Portland is at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia); and yellow for "agriculture and commerce". September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The Willamette River (pronounced wil-LAM-met) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 240 mi (386 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ...

The flag was designed by Portland resident and graphic designer Douglas Lynch in 1969. The previous version of the flag adopted at that time included, over Lynch's objections, a dark blue canton containing the city seal; Lynch and fellow members of the Portland Flag Association were able in 2002 to convince the city council to simplify the design to better reflect the original intent. The canton of a flag is the top inner quarter of a flag. ...

Sources

• Purcell, John M.; with James A. Croft and Rich Monahan (2003). “Portland, Oregon”, American City Flags (Part 1: United States), pp. 274-279, Trenton, NJ: North American Vexillological Association. ISBN 0-9747728-0-1.

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External links

• City Flag (from City Auditor's website)
• Portland, Oregon (U.S.) entry in Flags of the World