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The flag of Washington consists of the state seal, displaying an image of its namesake George Washington, on a field of dark green with gold fringe being optional. It is the only U.S. state flag with a field of green as well as the only state flag with the image of an American president.
History Of The State Flag. Washington did not actually adopt an official design for its state flag until 1923, more than 30 years after the state was admitted to the union. At the turn of the century, many cities and towns flew a military flag bearing a gold profile of George Washington on blue bunting.
U.S. state flag consisting of a green field (background) with the state seal in the centre. The 19th-century territorial seal of Washington had a detailed naturalistic scene with sea and mountains and a woman in the foreground epitomizing hope, surrounded by a log cabin, wagon, and fir forest.
Below are various U.S. and Washington State flag graphics available for download. Please note that using the state seal independent of the state flag without permission is a violation of state law (view the statutes governing the use of the State Seal). To save the files, right-click on the link and choose "Save link as"
The original law allowed the option of using green fringe on the flag; two years later, the Legislature changed the fringe color to gold. The emblem on the state flag is the state seal, which was first designed in 1889 by Olympia jeweler Charles Talcott.
