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| Name = Commonwealth of Virginia |
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{{R from merge|Flag and seal of Virginia}} |
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| Adoption = January 31, 1861 |
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| Design = ] on an azure field |
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| Type = State |
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The '''] of the ]''' consists of the ] against a blue background. The current version of the flag was adopted at the beginning of the ] in 1861. The flag may be decorated with a white fringe along the fly.<ref></ref> |
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The Latin motto, "'']''," at the bottom of the state seal means "''Thus Always to Tyrants."'' This quote is attributed to ] during the ] of ] in ]. The woman is "] the ] of the ], dressed as an ]" (] § 1-500) and represents Virginia. The ] man represents tyranny; note the fallen ] to the right. The tyrant is holding both a chain and a ]. |
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The General Assembly of Virginia adopted an official salute to the flag of Virginia in 1954. It reads: |
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{{cquote|I salute the flag of Virginia, |
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with reverence and patriotic devotion<br /> |
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to the ‘Mother of States and Statesmen,’<br /> |
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which it represents—the ‘Old Dominion,’<br /> |
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where liberty and independence were born.<ref></ref>}} |
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In 2001, the ] (NAVA) surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 ], ] and ] flags. NAVA's members ranked Virginia's flag 54th out of the 72.<ref>http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Design/State&Provincial%20Survey%202001/surveyresults.htm</ref> |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Virginia}} |
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