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Los Angeles County, California (U.S.)

based on image by Alan Ferber and António Martins, 23 November 2001

Flag Description
Former flag
County Seal
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department

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Flag Description

The official flag of the County of Los Angeles is blue, green and gold.

The blue signifies clear skies. the green border is to keep Los Angeles beautiful and the gold lettering "County of Los Angeles" stands for the land of opportunity for everyone since gold was discovered in California.

The seal is the official seal of the County of Los Angeles.

Former Supervisor Kenneth Hahn designed the flag. The flag was approved on October 17, 1967 by the Board of Supervisors and flew for the first time in front of the County Courthouse on March 28, 1968.

from the L.A. County website.

I can confirm that the image of the LA County, California, flag looks very much like the real thing. The colors (including the light blue) are very close. The only difference I can see is that the actual flags appear longer.
Edward Mooney, 23 November 2001

As of September 14, 2004, Los Angeles County has a new seal and a new flag. The seal was approved 3:2 by the supervisors. During the hearing, preceding the vote, the Mayor of Signal Hill lamented the loss of the oil derricks, a Chayenne woman from Van Nuys expressed indignation for the subservient depiction of the Native American character in the seal and Antonovich criticized the "back door" view of the mission church. In the last moment, Don Knabe suggested a plain circle with the words "Los Angeles County" within it, but it was rejected 3:2. It will cost an estimated $800,000 to gradually replace the seals and flags, due to wear and tear. But it is not the end of the story yet, as there is a strong drive to gather enough signatures to force the issue of the seal's change on the November ballot (same for Redlands).
Chris Kretowicz, 15 September 2004

Former Flag

by Alan Ferber and António Martins, 23 November 2001, based on http://www.co.la.ca.us/flag.htm Dimensions estimated at 3:5.

Reuters reported on 26 May 2004 that the American Civil L