{"id":83283,"date":"2022-09-05T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T12:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/?p=83283"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:12:34","slug":"v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/massachusetts\/massachusetts-flag.html","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/state-flags\/massachusetts-flag-coloring-page.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/state-flags\/massachusetts-flag-outline.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"b\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"small_flags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/state-flags\/massachusetts-flag-coloring-page.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Picture of Blank Massachusetts Flag For Kids to Color<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>About Massachusetts Flag<\/h2>\n<p>This State coat of arms features on either sides of the\u00a0<b>Massachusetts Flag<\/b>. The bright blue field that is emblazoned on the pristine white flag bears the figure of a Massachuset or a Native American, who is shown holding a bow in his right hand and an arrow in the left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He is wearing leggings, a shirt and moccasins or leather shoes. There is a white or silver star with 5 points, placed above the right shoulder of the native man. Surrounding the shield, is the state motto written on a blue streamer. It reads &#8220;Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem\u201d, which means\u201cBy the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only Under Liberty.\u201d Just above the shield, there is an image of right arm wielding a sword.<\/p>\n<h3>History of Massachusetts Flag<\/h3>\n<p>The Massachusetts Flag was adopted for the first time in 1915, when the commonwealth coat of arms was on one side and blue shield bearing a pine tree, on the other. The current\u00a0<b>Massachusetts Flag<\/b>\u00a0was adopted in the year 1971.<\/p>\n<h2>Symbolism of Massachusetts Flag<\/h2>\n<p>The tip of the arrow facing downward is a perfect representation of peace and harmony. The radiant white star projects the state of Massachusetts as a part of the 13 original state of the US. The arm with the sword, effectively portrays the first half of the state motto. The\u00a0<b>Massachusetts Flag<\/b>\u00a0is a stark representation of the state motto as well as the native Massachusets of the state.<\/p>\n<p>For flags of other states of the USA, check the <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Flags of the 50 States&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:6723,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:16777215},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\"><a href=\"\/usa\/state-flags\/\">Flags of the 50 States<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"disclaimer-can\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The description of the Massachusetts Flag is fairly simple as it is a white flag, decorated with a blue shield in the center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":83285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/state-flags\/massachusetts-flag.gif","fifu_image_alt":"v","footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-massachusetts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flag of Massachusetts | Massachusetts Flag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flag of Massachusetts - The official Massachusetts Flag was adopted in 1971. 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