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Missouri State Flag


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The flag has a red, white, and blue background (representing Missouri's French heritage; it was part of the Louisiana Purchase from France). The circular center is surrounded by 24 white stars (the number of states when Missouri entered the Union). Two grizzly bears represent bravery and strength. A knight's helmet and another 24 stars are above the bears. The motto, "UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL" is around the inner circle. The motto, "SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTA" (meaning "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law") is on a yellow ribbon under the bears. The inner circle has an eagle holding the olive branch of peace and the arrows of war (representing the federal government), a crescent moon, and another grizzly bear. The Roman numeral MDCCCXX is under the two bears (1820 was the date of the Missouri Compromise).



State Capital: Jefferson City


Largest City: St. Louis


Entered Union: Aug. 10, 1821


Status: Missouri was the 24th state in the USA and is the 21st biggest state


State Flower: White hawthorn


State Tree: Flowering dogwood


State Bird: Bluebird


State Nickname: Show-me State


State Motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law)


Bordering States: Arkansas,Illinois,Iowa,Kansas,Kentucky,Nebraska,Oklahoma,Tennessee

Origin of the Name: Missouri was named for an Algonquian Indian word that means "river of the big canoes."



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