| |
Flags Mart Posting Page
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
![]() Kansas State Flag Size: 3'x5' most popular size Kansas' official flag was adopted in 1927. The flag has a blue field, the word "KANSAS," the sunflower (Kansas' state flower), and the state seal of Kansas. The seal pictures rich Kansas farmland, a farmer plowing, covered wagons, Native Americans hunting bison, a rising sun, a steamboat (representing commerce) on the water (beneath the sun and the mountains), 34 stars (since Kansas was the 34th state in the USA), and the state motto, "AD ASTRA PER ASPERA," meaning "To the stars through difficulty," in Latin. State Capital: Topeka Largest City: Wichita State Flower: Sunflower State Tree: Cottonwood State Bird: western meadowlark State Nickname: Sunflower State; Jayhawk State State Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties) Bordering States: Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma Origin of the Name: From a Sioux word meaning “people of the south wind” Related topics US State Flags America Flag Canada Flag Rebel Flag Historical Flag by: Flags Mart |
Previous Posts
Archives
|
| | |||
| |||