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  1. American City Flags (Part 1: United States). Trenton, NJ: North American Vexillological Association. pp. 274–279. ISBN 0-9747728-0-1. External links. City Flag general description and legal specification (from City Auditor's website) Portland, Oregon (U.S.) at Flags of the World; 99% Invisible podcast, Episode 140: Vexillonaire – Tells the ...

  2. Dec 30, 2023 · The society felt that Portland, one of the only large cities without a flag, needed a municipal flag. Among 51 designs, the prize of $200 went to the winner, Philip Schaffer of Franklin High School, at the 2 April 1958 meeting when the flag was introduced to the city council by city commissioner Ormond R. Bean.

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  3. The flags of the United States and Oregon in Portland, Oregon. The flag field is navy blue with all lettering and symbols in gold, representing the state colors of Oregon. On the obverse, the legend STATE OF OREGON is written above an escutcheon, which also appears in the Oregon state seal. The shield is surrounded by 33 stars, representing ...

  4. The flag was designed in 1969 by a longtime Portland resident, graphic designer R. Douglas Lynch (1913–2009). The version of the flag adopted at that time included, over Lynch's objections, a dark blue canton containing the city seal in yellow and white; in 2002 Lynch and fellow members of the Portland Flag Association persuaded the city council to simplify the design to better reflect his ...

  5. Some states have twice as many symbols as Oregon, which has yet to choose a state muffin, crustacean, grass, reptile, or toy, among others. In the last several decades, failed symbols include a state waltz (Oregon Waltz) and a horse (Kiger Mustang). State Seal (1859) —Oregon’s provisional government (1843-1848) used a simple seal with three ...

  6. Jan 12, 2023 · Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg. Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 600 × 360 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 192 pixels | 640 × 384 pixels | 1,024 × 614 pixels | 1,280 × 768 pixels | 2,560 × 1,536 pixels. Original file ‎ (SVG file, nominally 600 × 360 pixels, file size: 537 bytes)

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  8. U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the phrase “State of Oregon,” the date 1859, and an emblem in golden yellow on the obverse side; on the reverse is a representation of a beaver in golden yellow.A number of U.S. state flags, based on the military colours of local.

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