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HomePatriotic Household ProductsValley Forge Nylon Nevada State Flag, measures 3-Foot x 5-Foot |
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The current and corrected version of the state flag of Nevada Dec 17, 2005
By Lawrance M. Bernabo
I will freely admit that when I first saw the current version of the state flag of Nevada I thought there was some sort of a mistake. The flag consists of a cobalt blue field and the only design on that field is in the upper-left corner of the flag. There you will find a single large five-point star. Immediately below the star is the name "NEVADA" in yellow upper case Roman letters and below that is a half wreath made of two sprays of sagebrush. Above the star is a yellow banner with the words "BATTLE BORN" in blue, a reminder that Nevada was the only state admitted to the Union during the Civil War when it became the 36th state in 1864. I am not sure what they think of this in West Virginia, which was admitted in 1863. The Mountaineer state's commemorative quarter comes out this year and Nevada has to wait until next year, so there is some small measure of justice here.
This current flag is the fourth state flag for Nevada in the past hundred years, although not all of them have been official. The first was flown in 1905 had "NEVADA" in large white letters in the middle of a blue field. Above it and below it were thirty-six stars in four rows, with gold stars immediately next to the state's name and then silver stars after that. At the top of the flag was the word "SILVER" and at the bottom "GOLD." Obviously the emphasis here is on the state's mineral resources. In 1915, the flag was changed to add the state coat of arms to the flag in the center below the state's name and below the coat of arms were the words "All for our country." The 36 gold and silver stars were made smaller and arranged in what looks to us like the shape of a football, with the gold stars on top and the silver on the bottom.
Then in 1926 it was decided that because of all of the colors and the intricate design the flag was too expensive to produce, which prevented it from being used throughout the state. A 1926 design contest was announced and the winner, Louis Shelback III received $25 for his design, which is basically what you see today (with one key difference. However, the Nevada legislature failed to approve the new design until 1929, at which point the Education Committee noticed that the design did not include the state's name and wanted the oversight to be corrected (you would be surprised at how many states later added the name of the state to their flag because the state seals or other design elements were not iconic enough for most people to figure out what flag they were looking at). However, this started a fight between the state Senate and the state Assembly. Eventually they had a joint committee work out a compromise that "NEVADA" would appear on the flag below the sagebrush sprays. In 1929 Governor Balzar signed the bill adopting the Shellback flag as the state flag of Nevada. The only problem was that the bill did not contain the amendment that had been approved.
At this point you have to be wondering what happened next. Well, the error was discovered--sixty years later. So in 1991 a bill was introduced to correct the lettering when the state legislature voted to change the placement of the state name to where you see it today. Of course, the Nevada legislators did not simply go back to either the original design or the legislative intent of their predecessors but made their own aesthetic changes. If you want to see the history of the Nevada state flag as a parable on the inability of government to get things done, done right, and done on time, then you are on your own.
The fourth version of the Nevada state flag shown here measures 3 feet by 5 feet. There are other sizes available, all the way down to little ones for your desk. This is a single reverse flag made of durable 100% heavyweight nylon fabric specially treated to minimize deterioration due to the effects of sun or chemicals. The flag features brilliant, fast colors, a strong canvas heading, and two brass grommets for displaying the flag from a pole or staff. Of course, I cannot help thinking that if a citizen of Nevada were to flag one of the other state flags, how long would it take for anyone to notice? Also, could they get all of the changes right? Hopefully I have been able to help in that regard.
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