Vermont

Adopted in 1923, it replaced a flag that was the same as that of The Green Mountain Boys, a military regiment that is now the Vermont National Guard. On the current flag, the pine tree in the centre represents the Vermont forests and the cows/wheat sheaves the agricultural industry. The deer atop is a nod to the Vermont wildlife and the state motto,’Freedom and Unity’, refers to two very different ideals, the freedom of the individual, and the welfare of the common good.