The four pointed star surrounding the sun symbolizes the land, its light blue color means tranquility. The wavy stripes extending from the center to the four corners of the flag are the three ...

The stars form an arch inside of a blue square at the top left corner of the flag, with the number "76" under it. What's unique about this flag is that the white stripes are on the outer layers.

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...