Flag of Maryland

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Official Flag Name	Flag of Maryland
Current Version Adopted	9 March 1904
Design First Used	1880
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	4
Main Colours	Gold, Black, Red, White
Designer	Based on the arms of the Calvert and Crossland families
Design Type	Quartered banner of arms
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official state flag
Governing Authority	State government of Maryland, within United States of America

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Gold	#EAAA00	234, 170, 0	0, 27, 100, 8	No official Pantone reference
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100	No official Pantone reference
Red	#9D2235	157, 34, 53	0, 78, 66, 38	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference

Calvert arms	Gold and black bars, for George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore
Crossland arms	A red and white cross bottony, for his mother’s family
Gold	Stands for the Calvert quarters, from the arms of the founding family.
Black	Stands for the alternating Calvert bands.
Red	Stands for the Crossland quarters, from the founder’s mother’s family.
White	Stands for the Crossland cross bottony.

Year / Period	Event
1880	The combined banner appears at Baltimore’s sesquicentennial
9 March 1904	Formally adopted as the state flag
1945	The cross bottony finial is required at the top of the staff
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	2:3
Hoist (height)	2 units
Fly (width)	3 units
Layout	Quartered banner of arms
Band / Stripe Construction	No stripes; the field is quartered with two alternating coats of arms
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Maryland Code, State Government, Section 13-202

Setting	Flown	Notes
Government buildings	Yes	Flown on official premises
Schools and public institutions	Yes	Common in daily and ceremonial use
Private and civil use	Yes	May be flown by members of the public
Public holidays and commemorations	Yes	Displayed on national days of remembrance
Armed forces	No	Defence is a federal responsibility
Naval ensign	No	States do not maintain their own navy
Embassies abroad	No	Foreign relations are handled federally
Alongside the national flag	Yes	Flown below or beside the flag of United States of America
International sport	No	Athletes compete under the national flag

Flag Type	Purpose	In Use
State flag	The primary flag shown on this page	Yes
Civil flag	Flown by private citizens and organisations	Yes
War flag	Carried by the armed forces on land	No
Naval ensign	Flown at sea by naval and merchant vessels	No
Air force ensign	Used by the air force	No
Presidential standard	Marks the presence of the head of state	No
Royal standard	Marks the presence of the monarch	No
Historical flags	Earlier designs no longer in official use	Yes

Years in Use (current design)	122 years
Adoption Date	9 March 1904
Earliest Recorded Use	1880
Designer	Based on the arms of the Calvert and Crossland families
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Gold
Flags It Resembles	The only US state flag taken directly from English heraldry
Notable Feature	Quartered banner of arms