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May 1, 2021 · The Providence City Council has its own flag. It is white with two narrow dark blue stripes, one at the top and one at the bottom of the flag (the blue stripes represent the old Providence Plantations, which ran in narrow strips of land from the river).
The flag of the Rhode Island is white and consists of a gold anchor in the center (a symbol for hope) surrounded by thirteen gold stars (for the original Thirteen Colonies and Rhode Island's status as the 13th state to ratify the Constitution).
Wide-angle view of the front of the Rhode Island state capitol building with red and white brickwork in Providence with bright blue sky and white clouds in the background. The building is covered with white Georgia marble and was constructed from 1895 to 1904.
U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) featuring the state coat of arms —a yellow anchor and blue ribbon with the motto “Hope,” all surrounded by 13 yellow stars. The Rhode Island legislature adopted an anchor for its colonial seal in 1647, and in 1664 it added the motto “Hope.”
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The flag of the State of Rhode Island as it presently exists was formally adopted by the General Assembly at the January Session of 1897. Rhode Island was the third of the original thirteen colonies to formally adopt a State Flag, New Jersey and New York having done so in 1896. Although of such recent origin it incorporates all the features which f...
image by Randy Young, 1 October 2004 This flag is from the book "Flags to Color, Washington to Lincoln," and is on page 4. It is listed as the Rhode Island flag of 1794. "Colors: A blue anchor on a white field." "The anchor, an early Christian symbol of the cross and of hope, was adopted by Rhode Island in 1647. Variations of the design have been u...
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 December 2017 Image based on the 1968 U.S. postage stamp FotW#02479 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_Flag_-_Historic_Flag_Series_-_6c_1968_issue_U.S._stamp.jpg António Martins-Tuválkin, 31 December 2017
The arms of Rhode Island appeared on state military flags dating back before the Civil War. In fact, the color of a Rhode Island regiment in the Revolution bore an anchor on the fly with the motto, "Hope." After the war, most militia flags were white with the coat of arms. Those from the Civil War period (1861-65) are blue, usually with the anchor ...
image by Joe McMillan According to Section 42-4-1 of Rhode Island General Laws, "The arms of the state are a golden anchor on a blue field, and the motto thereof is the word 'Hope.'" This blazon was officially adopted by the General Assembly in 1881, effective 1 February 1882. However, this merely codified the basic design of a long pre-existing co...
image by Joe McMillan, 26 February 2000 Adopted 1931 [smi75a]. White with a blue gold-bordered shield bearing an upright anchor; above the shield a gold scroll inscribed "State of Rhode Island," and below the shield another gold scroll inscribed "Hope;" in each corner a blue star; edged with yellow fringe. The law also provides for a pennant of the...
image by Joe McMillan, 21 April 2000 The state military crest, which is the crest used in the coats of arms of units of the National Guard, as granted by the precursor organizations of what is now the Army Institute of Heraldry. The official Institute of Heraldry blazon is "A felt hat of the Puritan period proper (black hat, white band and gold buc...
image by Randy Young, 12 June 2014 Established in 1974 by the Rhode Island legislature, the Rhode Island Capitol Police is a uniformed security force, part of the Department of Public Safety, charged with providing security for state buildings and grounds and the employees who work within those buildings. The flag of the Rhode Island Capitol Police...
Dec 12, 2023 · English: Flag of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ᏣᎳᎩ: ᎤᏍᏗ ᏧᎦᏚᏛᎢ ᎦᏓᏘ Español: Bandera de Rhode Island y plantaciones de Providence
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