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Summary

Flag of the United States*

country

United
States

used by

United
States

current since

1777-06-14 (basic design), 1960-07-04 (current 50-star canton came
into effect after Hawaii statehood)

created by

Betsy Ross (traditional), Francis Hopkinson, Robert G. Heft
(canton)

format

1.0:1.9

shape

rectangular

FIAV

↑

colours

red, white, blue

other characteristics

flag contains 50 stars

special formation: none
flag has 13 horizontal
stripes

The flag of the United
States.

50 white stars on a blue field, 13 red and white stripes.

In use since 4 July 1960, when Hawaii was added as the 50th US
state.

Designed by Robert Heft in 1958

Specifications: United States Executive Order 10834
[1] [2]

Proportions: 1.9 × 1.0

Colors: [3]

Cable No. 70180 Old Glory Red (PMS 193C)

Cable No. 70001 White

Cable No. 70075 Old Glory Blue (PMS 281C)

License: public domain

Bosanski: Zastava Sjedinjeni
Američki Država

Español: Bandera de Estados Unidos

Français : Drapeau des États-Unis

Nederlands: Verenigde Staten van Amerika

Italiano: Bandiera degli Stati Uniti
d'America

日本語: アメリカ合衆国の国旗

Slovenščina: državna zastava ZDA

Српски / Srpski: Застава Сједињених
Америчких Држава.

This image is ineligible for copyright and
therefore in the public domain,
because it consists entirely of information that is common property and
contains no original authorship.

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Image notes

The geometric specifications for the union jack and the sizes and
positioning of the stars are given in an attachment to Executive Order 10834
of 21 August 1959, printed in 3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 368.

The current size of the image (version as of 04:42, 5 April 2007), 1235 ×
650 pixels, represents an aspect ratio of 1.9:1.0. (These dimensions were
chosen to allow as much as possible of the geometric manipulations to be
performed using integer quantities without the need for scaling.)

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