Flag of Ohio

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Official Flag Name	Flag of Ohio
Current Version Adopted	9 May 1902
Design First Used	1902
Flag Proportion	8:13
Flag Shape	Rectangular
Number of Colours	3
Main Colours	Red, White, Blue
Designer	John Eisenmann
Design Type	Swallowtail burgee with a triangle, stripes and a circular O
Nickname	The Ohio Burgee
Official Status	Official state flag
Governing Authority	State government of Ohio, within United States of America

Colour	HEX Code	RGB	CMYK	Pantone
Red	#BF0A30	191, 10, 48	0, 95, 75, 25	No official Pantone reference
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0	No official Pantone reference
Blue	#002868	0, 40, 104	100, 62, 0, 59	No official Pantone reference

Circular O	Stands both for Ohio and for the buckeye nut, the state tree’s fruit
Seventeen stars	Ohio as the seventeenth state, with thirteen around the triangle for the original colonies
Triangle	The hills and valleys of the state
Red	Stands for the stripes and the disc at the centre of the O.
White	Stands for the alternating stripes and the ring of the O.
Blue	Stands for the triangle at the hoist.

Year / Period	Event
9 May 1902	Adopted after Eisenmann designed it for the Pan-American Exposition
2002	The official folding procedure, in seventeen folds, is written into law
Present	The flag remains in official use

Official Ratio (height : width)	8:13
Hoist (height)	8 units
Fly (width)	13 units
Layout	Swallowtail burgee with a triangle, stripes and a circular O
Band / Stripe Construction	Five horizontal stripes end in a swallowtail V cut from the fly
Construction Sheet Available	Yes
Governing Specification	Ohio Revised Code, Section 5.01

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)	124 years
Adoption Date	9 May 1902
Earliest Recorded Use	1902
Designer	John Eisenmann
Nickname	The Ohio Burgee
Dominant Colour	Red
Flags It Resembles	The only non-rectangular US state flag
Notable Feature	Swallowtail burgee with a triangle, stripes and a circular O