Composition
The Utah flag features a field of blue charged with the state coat of arms, centered.
The year 1896 is inscribed below the coat of arms and both are surrounded by a gold ring.
Utah
In prepration for the 1903 St. Louis World’s Fair, the Utah Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) created an unofficial flag. It was embroidered by Agnes Frenelius of Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution.
The flag, a field of blue with the coat of arms in white, was officially adopted March 9, 1911.
In 1913, a full color version was adopted.
In 1922, Dollie McMonegal embroidered the flag with an error (the year 1847 was moved outside of the shield). This was copied and reproduced for years, until the error was noticed by vexillologist John M. Hartvigsen in the 1980s.
It wasn’t until February 2011 that Utah adopted a concurrent resolution requiring flag makers to fix the mistake.
Iconography
eagle
freedom, strength, the United States
sego lilies
state flower, peace
beehive
hardworking, industry
motto
hardworking
1847
year Mormons entered Salt Lake Valley
1896
year of Utah statehood
Colors
The Utah flag features a field of blue, with supporting colors within the state coat of arms.
Utah statute recommends “natural colors” but does not provide Cable or Pantone values.The hex values here are approximations.
Blue
#012d6a
Red
#e41837
Gold
#ffc324
Honey
#fbaf40
Tan
#bb803a
Brown
#8f4a2d
Green
#01823d
Green 2
#98c63e
White
#ffffff
Gray
#b0b2b3
Construction
Utah statutes do not specify dimensions or proportion for the flag.
A 1909 correspondence between Wm. H. Horstmann Co. and National Guard Adjutant General Edgar A. Wedgewood specified the flag be 52 inches by 66 inches.
It is often produced with these dimensions or with a 3:5 proportion.
Previous iterations
1903–1913
The original DAR flag, adopted in 1911.
1913–2011
The coat of arms is changed to full color, encircled with gold. The incorrect McMonegal version is shown here.
2011–Present
A prototype design by the Colonial Flag Company.
2011–Present
An enhanced version of the 2011 prototype created by Perry Van Schelt. This or the prototype version can be used.
Sources
- Howe, Randy. Flags of the Fifty States: Their Colorful Histories and Significance. Guilford: The Globe Pequot Press, 2002. Print.
- H.C.R. 2. UTAH STATE FLAG CONCURRENT RESOLUTION - 2011 GENERAL SESSION - STATE OF UTAH
- Utah Code. Title 63G - General Government. Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations. Part 5 - State Flag. Section 501 - State flag.
- Hartvigsen, John M. Fellow, Flag Research Center & the Vexillological Association of the State of Texas (VAST), personal communication, July 31, 2019.
- State of Utah
- Historical Flags of Our Ancestors
- Flag of Utah - Wikipedia