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Connecticut Law
The following information was excerpted from the General Statutes of Connecticut, Title 1, Chapter 33.
TITLE 3. STATE ELECTIVE OFFICERS.
CHAPTER 33. SECRETARY.
Sec. 3-107. State flag. The following-described flag is the official flag of the state. The dimensions of the flag shall be five feet and six inches in length, four feet and four inches in width. The flag shall be azure blue, charged with an argent white shield of rococo design, having in the center three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit in natural colors. The bordure to the shield shall be in two colors, gold on the interior and silver on the exterior, adorned with natural-colored clusters of white oak leaves (Quercus alba) bearing acorns. Below the shield shall be a white streamer, cleft at each end, bordered by a band of gold within fine brown lines, and upon the streamer in dark blue block letters shall be the motto "QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINET"; the whole design being the arms of the state.
(1949 Rev., S. 3581; P.A. 90-156, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 90-156 amended description of the state flag.
Sources...
Source: The Connecticut General Assembly, General Statutes of Connecticut, , June 30, 2007.
Additional Information
Adoption of Connecticut's State Flag from NETSTATE.
Connecticut (U.S.): FOTW "Flags of the World" Web Site.
State Flags: Complete list of state flags with links to large pictures and images suitable for coloring.
Flag Terminology: The parts of a flag and terms associated with its design.
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