Tuesday, October 29, 2002
State Flags, Day 8
OKLAHOMA
Sky blue field with an Osage Indian shield in the center. Shield is crossed by a peace pipe and olive branch. "OKLAHOMA" is directly beneath shield.
Words. Quasi-seals or detailed figures. Doesn't do much for me.
Well, there's the whole Indian Territory thing ...
Same ol', same ol' ...
Shield and odd "OKLAHOMA" font make for a tough one.
Oklahoma? OK ...
OREGON
The only state with a double-sided flag with a blue field. Main side features gold state coat of arms on center. "STATE OF OREGON" above, and "1859" below. Reverse side features a gold beaver. For a description of the coat of arms, click the link.
Drab. Hideous. Breaks all three laws. If you're going to do a sea, please don't be monochromatic about it! Ugh.
It's the Beaver State.
"Hi, My name is _____"
No way.
Once again exerting editorial control to give this poor piece of crap a 1. Better than Georgia, but totally hideous otherwise. Please, Oregonians, vote yourselves a new flag. Spare us your beavers.
PENNSYLVANIA
Blue field with state coat of arms in the center. Coat of arms features two black draft horses flanking a shield, topped by a bald eagle. Ribbon below reads "LIBERTY, VIRTUE, AND INDEPENDENCE." Shield features a ship, a plow, and wheat.
Horses are generally cool, but not here.
Not much that screams Pennyslvania.
See above.
Horses, ribbons, shield ... not easily done.
Poor flag. Right up there with NY.
RHODE ISLAND
White field with a gold anchor in the center, surrounded by 13 gold 5-pointed stars. Blue ribbon beneath features state motto "HOPE" in gold letters.
Have to knock it down a bit for the word, but a very good flag besides that.
Anchor alludes to maritime stuff. Hope is state motto.
The anchor's a pretty good RI symbol.
Very simple and easy.
Good flags come from small states.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Blue field with a white crescent moon in the upper left. Center features a white palmetto tree.
A lot of vexillology folks like this one. I think it's OK.
Palmetto State and some Revolutionary War stuff.
See above.
If you can draw the tree you're in good shape.
Above average.
# posted by Eric @ 12:59 AM 
