Oklahoma adopted its first state flag in 1911 which featured a field of red and a single white star.
Fearing a red flag would be associated with communism, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) proposed designing a new flag in 1924.
DAR held a flag contest and Louise Funk Fluke, a local artist, submitted the winning design. Her design, featuring an Osage war shield on a field of blue, was officially adopted April 2, 1925.
It has seen a couple small changes since. The word “Oklahoma” was added in 1941. In 1988, due to inconsistencies, the colors of the flag were addressed, but not standardized into law until November 1, 2006.
The Oklahoma flag features a field of sky blue charged with an Osage war shield, centered. The shield is decorated with six crosses and seven pendant eagle feathers.
On top of the shield, a Native American peace pipe is crossed with an olive branch.
The word “Oklahoma” is inscribed below in white.
tribute to Native peoples
stars, high ideals
peace, white settlers
peace, Native peoples
Oklahoma statute specifies Pantone values for its flag colors.
Fluke chose her specific blue to match the Choctaw battle flag that flew during the Civil War.
Oklahoma statute does not specify the dimensions for the flag. It is often produced with a 4:6 proportion.
For each cross on the war shield, the horizontal bar should be 3/4 the width of the vertical bar. The top edge of the horizontal bar should be placed at the 25% mark of the vertical bar.
Original flag for the 46th state.
Louise Funk Fluke’s winning design.
The word “Oklahoma” is added.
Shapes and colors are standardized.