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Flag of Alaska

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Painted Flag Design of Alaska Flag

Painted Flag Design of Alaska Flag

Some flag facts about the flag of Alaska :

  • Designed by Benny Benson of Seward, who was 13 when his design won in a 1927 contest
  • The 8 stars represent the Big Dipper and the North Star
  • The Big Dipper is a group of stars in the constellation Ursa Major, which symbolizes a bear
  • The bear is also indigenous to Alaska
  • The description that Benny Benson submitted with his design read: “The blue field is for the Alaska sky and the forget-me-not, and Alaskan flower. The North Star is of the future state of Alaska, the most northerly in the Union. The Dipper is for the Great Bear, symbolizing strength.”
  • The flag was officially adopted on July 9, 1927
  • Ranked 5th in design quality out of 72 North American flags in a 2001 NAVA survey