Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s flag places the Commonwealth’s coat of arms on a blue field matching the color of the United States flag. The design was first authorized in 1799 and was standardized by law on June 13, 1907, requiring the central placement of the coat of arms and a fringe of knotted yellow silk. The coat of arms, devised by Caleb Lownes in 1778, includes a ship for commerce, a plow for agriculture, and three sheaves of wheat for abundance, with two horses as supporters, a bald eagle above, and the motto “Virtue, Liberty and Independence” below.