Iowa State Flag 3' X 5'The flag of the state of Iowa is a vertical tricolor of blue, white, and red, similar to the flag of France and reflecting the U. S. state of Iowa's history as part of the French Louisiana Territory (because of the wider middle stripe and symmetric design, the design is sometimes classified[by whom? Discuss] as a "Canadian pale"). The image of a bald eagle with a long ribbon reading "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain", derived

some sixty-five designs—including crayon drawings

and Hartford) (or possibly the three separate settlements

Contains a single red star

The design features three Latin mottos

and signifies the official nature of a document produced by the state of Illinois

the red and white stripes

protectorate

[3] It is not flown by ships at sea

being based on one of the first Revolutionary War flags

The apple blossom

the only non-rectangular U

The state coat of arms depicts a blue shield