South Dakota (U.S.)

Last modified: 2005-03-19 by rick wyatt
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by Mario Fabretto, 24 February 1998

• Legal Description
• Significant dates
• Change of the wording on the flag
• State Seal
• State Military Crest

Municipal Flags:

• Pierre
• South Dakota municipalities with incomplete information

See also:

• South Dakota - symbols
• Rosebud Sioux
• United States of America
• States of the United States

In 1890, five stars were added, representing Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Washington, bringing the total number of stars on the U.S. flag to 43. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.

South Dakota Codified Laws
Section 1-6-4. State flag - Description. The state flag or banner shall consist of a field of sky-blue one and two-thirds as long as it is wide. Centered on such field shall be the great seal of South Dakota made in conformity with the terms of the Constitution, which shall be four-ninths the width of the flag in diameter. The seal shall be on a white background with the seal outlined in dark blue or, in the alternative, shall be on a sky-blue background with the seal outlined in dark blue thereon. Surrounding the seal in gold shall be a serrated sun whose extreme width shall be five-ninths the width of the flag. The words "South Dakota" symmetrically arranged to conform to the circle of the sun and seal shall appear in