Department of Interior (U.S.)

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by Joe McMillan, 9 December 2001

• Description
• Secretary of the Interior
• Under Secretary of the Interior
• Assistant Secretary of the Interior

See also:

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• Geological Survey
• National Park Service
• Departmental Flags
• United States of America

Department of the Interior flags are governed by Departmental Manual Part 310, Chapter 5 (310 DM 5), last revised 3 April 1990.

The departmental seal on the flag of the Department of the Interior was changed a few years ago and I don't know if the seal on the Secretaries flag was also changed to match. The drawing I have for the Secretaries flag dates from 1949. My guess is that the current flag differs from the 1949 drawing although the drawing was never updated by the Institute of Heraldry. The main differences in the seal on the Secretary's flag from 1949 is that there is not the date in the designation band and the edges of the designation are roped.
John Niggley, 11 July 2000

Department of the Interior - 52 by 66 inches, light blue and white arranged in four alternate triangles (i.e., per saltire), with the seal of the department, 26 inches in diameter, on the center. The seal shows a male buffalo (American bison) standing on a prairie with mountains and the rising sun [sic] in the background. (The only mountains visible from a prairie where one would encounter a bison are the Rockies; they are west of the prairies and therefore any sun would be setting, not rising.) For indoor display, surrounded by 2 1/2 inch golden fringe, mounted on a staff with a gold-colored spread eagle, and decorated with a golden cord and tassel. Same proportions for outdoor hoisting, without fringe. Also exists as a vessel flag, 22 x 32 inches. The four triangles in the field are said to stand for the original areas of responsibility of the department: fish and wildlife, mineral resources, water and power, and public land management.
Joe McMillan, 9 December 2001

by Joe McMillan, 9 December 2001 1934-present

by Joe McMillan, 9 December 2001 1917-1934

The flag of the Secretary is a solid light blue background with a similar seal centered and 7 white stars arranged in 2 straight horizontal rows with 3 above the seal and 4 below the seal.
John Niggley, 11 July 2000

Secretary of the Interior - 52 x 66 inches, oriental blue with the departmental seal, 26 inches in diameter, on the center. Across the top of the flag are three stars and across the bottom four more, white, fitting within