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The video thumbnail image shows the existing Maine state flag, a blue background with the state seal, potentially being replaced by a new design, a tan background with a star and pine tree.

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flag of Utah
flag of Utah U.S. state flag consisting of unequal bands, from top to bottom, of dark blue, white, and red, with a dark blue hexagon with a gold interior rim at the center of the flag that contains a gold beehive over a small white star. The width-to-length ratio is 3 to 5.

flag of Utah

United States state flag
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Whitney Smith
Former Director, Flag Research Center, Winchester, Massachusetts. Author of Flags and Arms Across the World and others.
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Utah’s early flag designs incorporated the state seal. The design of the seal was adopted in 1850 by the Territory of Utah and modified by the artist Harry Edwards when Utah became a state in 1896. He added a bald eagle and crossed U.S. flags to indicate the protection of the United States and Utah’s loyalty to the nation. The inscribed dates 1847 and 1896 refer, respectively, to the settlement of the original Mormon community...

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