Talk:Flag of Utah
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Before I fix it, I would like some feedback. The first sentence of this entry is not correct. The Utah State Flag was adopted in 1913, not 2011. The2011 resolution merely instructs to follow "the statutory flag description" which was adopted in 1913. Specifically, the resolution points out that the date 1847 was technically in the wrong place in the interpretations of the flag made since 1922. On the prototype flag that was made to show the legislature in 2011, the 1847 date was put back onto the shield. There were a few other artistic differences not mentioned in statute or resolution. The shield was made white to match the 1913 physical flag and 45 stars were now visible on the U.S. Flags depicted on the Utah Flag--but these minor interpretations did not consist of a new state flag being ADOPTED by the legislature. Also, the flag's design is NOT the state's seal precisely. It is very similar, it is based upon it, but it is NOT the seal.Also, the color is NOT specified as "Dark Navy Blue" in the statute.Also, the main image of the flag should NOT be the 2011 prototype flag, since there was not anything statutory about that flag being special. It was basically a quick rendition to depict a more accurate version of the flag. Instead, it would make sense to depict the flag that the state currently orders and uses, which would be the image that is strangely labeled the "enhanced variant." That "enhanced variant" label should be dropped; it is the current flag being used the most and is also much better looking than the prototype used for a few months in 2011.Daikaisho (talk)06:35, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In the2002 Winter Olympic Games held inSalt Lake City, they announced the winning design of a "new" Utah state flag contest: I recall how it looked: a dark blue or purple background and had three large white mountain crests like this: ^ ^ ^ to symbolize Utah is a mountainous state. The flag was revealed int he opening and closing ceremonies to represent Utah, but was actually a memorial expression to theSept. 11 (2001) terrorist attacks (theWorld Trade Center andThe Pentagon). This was an unofficial state flag since it wasn't adopted by the Utah state government. Anyone can offer me a link to a resource page or web site that discusses the "new" Utah state flag used once in 2002? It looks really nice and would definitely look better than the current official state flag. +Mike D 26 (talk)11:56, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like the flag has never been correctly made. Article mentions a couple of weird historical facts regarding diff between what was mandated and what was actually made - it misses the fact that still today flags are made incorrectly with the "1847" utterly misplaced:http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50931358-76/flag-state-utah-shield.html.csp ...99.141.243.84 (talk)17:55, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This flag has 46 stars in the picture when it is supposed to be 45 as the State come into the union as the 45th state. - June 22 2018— Precedingunsigned comment added byZmorganx1 (talk •contribs)13:24, 25 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Flag needs to be replaced with new flagOkbamtheman (talk)02:43, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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The 'historic flag' isn't just a term - it remains an official Utah State Flag that can be used as such, in specific situations for governmental business (See Utah Code 63G-1-503)
We have a bit of a back and forth. Given that it remains an official State Flag, I think it ought to be included as that.Pressue (talk)07:48, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The new flag is in a 3:5 ratio. Is the historical flag 5:8? That's asserted to be what it was always produced at; I want to see if there are sources to confirm. —C.Fred (talk)21:53, 20 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Why is information on the flags of the governor and national guard being added to this article? This is supposed to be about the state flag. That's not to say all of this information isn't acceptable on Wikipedia, but maybe there's a better place for it? For example, I believe it would be more appropriate for information on the flag of the national guard to be on theUtah National Guard article. Additionally, it's getting very cluttered with a lot of unsourced, unofficial, out of scope flags. It feels borderline like some trivia page for vexillophiles, with many of the images used being largely interpretations, sometimes based on original research, somethingnot allowed on Wikipedia.Beneathtimp (talk)03:01, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
