The official flag of the Nashville Metropolitan government.

The flag of Nashville, Tennessee consists of the city's seal on a white disc surrounded by a field of blue, with a strip of gold on the fly. According to the resolution adopting the flag, the blue stands for the courage and conviction of the city's leaders throughout history, while the gold denotes the richness of city's land and resources.^[1] The flag was adopted in December of 1963 when the governments of Nashville and Davidson County merged to form the Metro government. In an official ceremony, it was reigned in as the new flag on August 4, 1964 at the Metropolitan Courthouse. The flag is modeled after the Tennessee state flag. Image File history File links Flag of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. ... Image File history File links Flag of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. ... 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: Music City Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area    - City 526. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Davidson County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... In the United States the term metropolitan government is most frequently used to describe a system of municipal government in which most or all of the functions of a government of a county are combined with those of its principal city. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Flag of Tennessee consists of three stars in a circle on a field of red, with a strip of blue on the right side. ...

The seal displays a Native American holding a skull standing by a tobacco plant, an eagle, and a badge-shaped shield decorated in a style similar to the American flag. The Native American is believed to represent Oconostota, former leading Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1775 to 1780, ceremonially burying a skull and implements of war, to mark a peace treaty agreed to with General James Robertson. (Source: the Tennessee Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution). It probably depicts the 1772 cession of territory by the Cherokee to the Watauga Association, a settlers' group that had moved across the Appalachian Range from North Carolina. An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ... A hippopotamus skull A skull, or cranium, is a bony structure of Craniates which serves as the general framework for a head. ... Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... National flag and ensign. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Stalking Turkey. ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who first inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... James Robertson was a North Carolina farmer and explorer of the 1700s. ... The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a sororal association dedicated to historic preservation, education, and patriotic endeavor. ... Catherine IIs soldiers in the Russo-Turkish War, by Alexandre Benois. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Watauga Petition The Watauga Association (sometimes called the Republic of Watauga) was an autonomous government from 1772 to 1777 in what is now Northeast Tennessee. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 560 miles (901 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 9. ...

Though the de jure version of the flag included a monochromatic seal, today flags in Nashville are displayed with the seal in full color. Additionally, there is usually a thin white bar separating the outer strip of yellow from the blue field. Look up De jure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The terms de jure and de facto are used instead of in principle and in practice, respectively, when one is describing political situations. ... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ...

Prior to the consolidation, the flag consisted of a blue star on a red background overlapped by two crossing white bars. The blue star was enclosed in golden olive branches located under the letter N, standing for the city name. It had been designed by Harville H. Duncan and adopted by the City Council sometime after 1952. Olive branch is a colloquial term referring to a concession or a gesture of peace, as well as a peace symbol. ...

In a review by the North American Vexillological Association of 150 American city flags, the Nashvillian flag came in 43rd with a rating of 4.85 out of 10. The group cited Nashville's use of its city seal, which they said makes flags difficult to discern from a distance. They also stated that the gold outer stripe would not have much functionality, because flags tend to fray, and the outer edge occasionally needs shaving. Mayor Bill Purcell commented, "Flags are a subjective thing. People in the rest of the country may not appreciate our unique flag. It's a flag that takes some time to get comfortable with. There are not many flags with a skull on it." NAVA flag The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) is a body devoted to the study of flags. ... Mayor Bill Purcell William Paxon Purcell III (born October 25, 1953) is the fifth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, elected first in 1999 and reelected to a second term in 2003. ...

References

• Flags of the World's entry on the Nashville flag
• An article from The Tennessean mirrored by Flagwire
• NAVA's city flag survey.
• Mayor Bill Purcell hands the Metro flag to a school principal.
• A page by the Tennessee Daughters of the American Revolution on the Metro Nashville flag
• ↑  Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr. (1990). Flags of Tennessee. Pelican. ISBN 0-88289-794-2