Iowa was almost 75 years old before the stae banner was adopted by the Legislature in 1921. With memory of the Civil War
still fresh in their minds, Iowans had not adopted a state banner because they felt a natinal banner as the only one needed.
Iowa's flag was designed by the state's Daughter's Of The American Revolution in response to Iowa Guardsmen stationed at
the Mexican border during WWIthat requested an emblem of Iowa to represent their unit.
The flag consists of three vertical stripes: The first being:
The Blue stripe stands for loyalty, justice and truth; the white stripe for purity;
The Red stripe for courage.
The White center an Eagle carries streamers in its beak
which are inscribed with the state's motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
" The word IOWA is in red below the streamers.
still fresh in their minds, Iowans had not adopted a state banner because they felt a natinal banner as the only one needed.
Iowa's flag was designed by the state's Daughter's Of The American Revolution in response to Iowa Guardsmen stationed at
the Mexican border during WWIthat requested an emblem of Iowa to represent their unit.
The flag consists of three vertical stripes: The first being:
The Blue stripe stands for loyalty, justice and truth; the white stripe for purity;
The Red stripe for courage.
The White center an Eagle carries streamers in its beak
which are inscribed with the state's motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
" The word IOWA is in red below the streamers.