U.S. Government Specified Flags
Made in accordance with U.S. Code, Title 4. US Government Specified Flags, consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union.
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- Hoist (height) of the flag: A = 1.0
- Fly (width) of the flag: B = 1.9[36]
- Hoist (height) of the canton ("union"): C = 0.5385 (A × 7/13, spanning seven stripes)
- Fly (width) of the canton: D = 0.76 (B × 2/5, two-fifths of the flag width)
- E = F = 0.0538 (C/10, One-tenth of the height of the canton)
- G = H = 0.0633 (D/12, One twelfth of the width of the canton)
- Diameter of star: K = 0.0616 (L × 4/5, four-fifths of the stripe width, the calculation only gives 0.0616 if L is first rounded to 0.077)
- Width of stripe: L = 0.0769 (A/13, One thirteenth of the flag height)
| Fabric | Cotton, Nylon |
|---|---|
| Flag Size | 2' 4 7/16" X 4' 6", 3' 6" X 6' 8", 5' X 9' 6" |
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