Flag of New Hampshire

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Official Flag Name	Flag of New Hampshire
Current Version Adopted	1 January 1931
Design First Used	1909
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	4
Main Colours	Blue, Gold, Red, Light Blue
Designer	New Hampshire Legislature
Design Type	Blue field with the state seal in a laurel wreath
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Official Status	Official state flag
Governing Authority	State government of New Hampshire, within United States of America

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Blue	#002A86	0, 42, 134	100, 69, 0, 47	No official Pantone reference
Gold	#EFAE0E	239, 174, 14	0, 27, 94, 6	No official Pantone reference
Red	#D4212F	212, 33, 47	0, 84, 78, 17	No official Pantone reference
Light Blue	#4F9EFF	79, 158, 255	69, 38, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference

Frigate Raleigh	One of the first warships of the Continental Navy, built at Portsmouth in 1776
Laurel wreath with nine stars	New Hampshire as the ninth state to ratify the Constitution
Blue	Stands for the field of the flag.
Gold	Stands for the laurel wreath, the nine stars and the seal’s border.
Red	Stands for the hull of the frigate Raleigh.
Light Blue	Stands for the water and sky in the seal.

Year / Period	Event
1909	The seal is placed on a blue field
1 January 1931	The seal is redesigned and the present flag fixed
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	2:3
Hoist (height)	2 units
Fly (width)	3 units
Layout	Blue field with the state seal in a laurel wreath
Band / Stripe Construction	No stripes; the wreathed seal is centred
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	New Hampshire Revised Statutes, Section 3:2

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)	95 years
Adoption Date	1 January 1931
Earliest Recorded Use	1909
Designer	New Hampshire Legislature
Nickname	No widely used nickname
Dominant Colour	Blue
Flags It Resembles	Comparable to the many US state seal-on-blue flags
Notable Feature	Blue field with the state seal in a laurel wreath