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Florida

The flag of Florida is steeped in layers of symbolism drawn from both Spanish colonial history and the American South. Adopted in its current form in 1900, it features a bold red saltire—an X-shaped cross—on a white field, with the state seal at the center. The red cross recalls the Spanish Cross of Burgundy, a nod to Florida’s early centuries under Spanish rule before becoming a U.S. territory. The state seal, framed by that cross, depicts a Seminole woman scattering flowers beside a steamboat and palm tree, under the rising sun—imagery meant to evoke Florida’s natural abundance and diverse heritage. The flag’s clean geometry and bright contrasts echo a complicated past: colonial influence, native culture, and post–Civil War reinvention all stitched into one striking design.