A modified version of the state seal of Minnesota centered on a medium blue field.
Designed by
Amelia Hyde Center
Selected on December 19, 2023, to become the new official state flag starting May 11, 2024.
Use
Incoming redesign
Adopted
To be adopted by May 11, 2024; 5 days' time (2024-05-11)
Designed by
Andrew Prekker (base design) Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission (final design)[1]
The flag of Minnesota is the state flag of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its design features a modified version of the seal of Minnesota emblazoned on a blue field.[2] The flag's first version was adopted in 1893, in advance of the state's mounting an exhibition at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It was significantly revised in 1957 and received a minor update in 1983.[3]
The flag has come under growing criticism. Longstanding frustration with its illegibility[4] has been joined by concerns that the image depicted in the seal offers a negationist view of Minnesota's settlement by Europeans that conceals the violence committed against Indigenous peoples.[5][6] In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature created a commission to redesign the flag and seal of Minnesota.[7] On December 19, 2023, the commission selected a design that will replace the current flag effective May 11, 2024, unless the legislature chooses to take further action.
^"SERC - Next Minnesota State Flag". www3.mnhs.org. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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