The birth of the Arizona State Flag can be traced back to the 1910 National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio before Arizona officially entered the union. Shooting matches began at Camp Perry in 1907 and rapidly developed into a prestigious annual event that continues to this day.
Members from the meeting Arizona Rifle Team saw that most of the other "state" rifle bands passed with pennants or flags. The Arizona band had no such pennant or badge and went to the consideration of Arizona National Guard Colonel Charles Wilfred Harris, who was serving as the team officer. The conclusion was prescribed that a standard is made for the Arizona Rifle Team at future National Rifle Matches.
The idea for the design of the flag was considered by Colonel Harris and Carl Hayden. Their first requirements for the layout were that it contain real qualities and that its tones should mirror those qualities.
The Arizona Flag measures 6 feet in width and 4 feet in height and is equally divided into 2 halves, with a bright copper colored star, right in the center. There are 13 alternating rays of red and golden yellow from the left to the right on the top half of the flag.
Measuring four feet high and six feet wide, the flag is divided into a top and bottom half with a large five-point copper star in the center. The Arizona State Flag was adopted by the Arizona State Legislature on February 27, 1917. The blue, red, yellow and copper flag was adopted despite numerous dissenting votes and then Governor Campbell's refusal to sign the bill. Because Arizona is a western state, the rays show a setting sun. The colors of the rays refer to red and yellow in the Spanish flags carried by Coronado when he came to Arizona in 1540.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Arizona flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Arizona flag for the future.
Members from the meeting Arizona Rifle Team saw that most of the other "state" rifle bands passed with pennants or flags. The Arizona band had no such pennant or badge and went to the consideration of Arizona National Guard Colonel Charles Wilfred Harris, who was serving as the team officer. The conclusion was prescribed that a standard is made for the Arizona Rifle Team at future National Rifle Matches.
The idea for the design of the flag was considered by Colonel Harris and Carl Hayden. Their first requirements for the layout were that it contain real qualities and that its tones should mirror those qualities.
The Arizona Flag measures 6 feet in width and 4 feet in height and is equally divided into 2 halves, with a bright copper colored star, right in the center. There are 13 alternating rays of red and golden yellow from the left to the right on the top half of the flag.
Measuring four feet high and six feet wide, the flag is divided into a top and bottom half with a large five-point copper star in the center. The Arizona State Flag was adopted by the Arizona State Legislature on February 27, 1917. The blue, red, yellow and copper flag was adopted despite numerous dissenting votes and then Governor Campbell's refusal to sign the bill. Because Arizona is a western state, the rays show a setting sun. The colors of the rays refer to red and yellow in the Spanish flags carried by Coronado when he came to Arizona in 1540.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Arizona flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Arizona flag for the future.
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