New Hampshire (U.S.)

Last modified: 2005-02-06 by rick wyatt
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by Mario Fabretto, 24 February 1998

• Description
• State Seal
• Trivia

Municipal Flags:

• Concord
• Hampton
• Milford

See also:

• Second New Hampshire Regiment, Continental Line
• New Hampshire Facts
• United States of America
• States of the United States

One of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire is represented by a star and a stripe on the 13 star U.S. flags.

The state flag shall be of the following color and design: The body or field shall be blue and shall bear upon its center in suitable proportion and colors a representation of the state seal. The seal shall be surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves with nine stars interspersed. When used for military purposes the flag shall conform to the regulations of the United States.

New Hampshire did not officially adopt a state flag until 1909. Prior to that, New Hampshire had numerous regimental flags to represent the state. The flag has only been changed once, in 1931 when the state's seal was modified.

The body of the flag is blue. The center of the flag has the state's seal with the frigate Raleigh -- all surrounded by laurel leaves and nine stars.

Chris Young, 3 August 1999

New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Section 3:9 State Seal. - The seal of the state shall be 2 inches in diameter, circular, with the following detail and no other:

A field crossed by a straight horizon lin