Flag and Seal Protocol - Florida Department of State
On the Florida Department of State’s ‘Flag Protocols and Display’ page, you can find many of the customs, traditions, and laws surrounding flag display. All the material was checked for accuracy by the Institute of Heraldry of the United States Army.
State Flag - Florida Department of State
Between 1868 and 1900, Florida's state flag consisted of a white field with the state seal in the center. During the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming suggested that a red cross be added, so that the banner did not appear to be a white flag of truce or surrender when hanging still on a …
State Seal - Florida Department of State
State Seal In 1985, Secretary of State George Firestone presented the revised Great Seal of the State of Florida to the Governor and the Cabinet. The previous State Seal had several errors which were corrected in in the 1985 Seal.
Florida State Symbols - Florida Department of State
The Florida Department of State manages our state's elections, corporations, historical and cultural resources and our libraries.
History of the State Seal - Florida Department of State
History of the State Seal 1868-1985. The elements and basic design instructions for Florida's State Seal were established by the Legislature in 1868. Early that year, Florida's newly adopted State Constitution had directed that:"The Legislature shall, at the first session, adopt a seal for the state, and such seal shall be the size of an ...
State Motto - Florida Department of State
"In God We Trust" was adopted by the Florida legislature as part of the state seal in 1868. This is also the motto of the United States and is a slight variation on Florida's first state motto, "In God is our Trust."
Flag Protocols and Display - Florida Department of State
State of Florida Flag. The flag of the state of Florida is usually displayed second in honor position to that of the United States. The Florida state flag becomes third when a foreign visitor is being honored in Florida by an agency or department of the United States Government or when the POW/MIA flag is displayed.
State Wildflower - Florida Department of State
In 1991 the flower of the genus Coreopsis was designated as Florida's official wildflower. The state legislature made this designation after the colorful flowers were used extensively in …
Seminole Tribe - Florida Department of State
The Seminole Tribe of Florida currently uses this flag, which features the four traditional colors of the Seminole and Miccosukee people. The central seal—with its fire and open, palm-thatched hut, called a chickee—represents the tribal council.
Florida's Historic Flags - Florida Department of State
Many flags have flown over Florida since European explorers first landed here in the early sixteenth century. Among these have been the flags of five nations: Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Confederate States of America.