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Washington, D.C.
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg
Proportion 1:2
Adopted October 15, 1938; 86 years ago (1938-10-15)
Design Argent two bars Gules, in chief three mullets of the second.
Designed by Charles A. R. Dunn
(Original Designer)
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
(Official Designer)
Arthur E. Du Bois
(Official Designer)

The flag of Washington, D.C. is made up of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is an armorial banner based on the design of the coat of arms granted to George Washington's great-great-great-grandfather, Lawrence Washington.

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  • National Guards District of Columbia Flag

    DC National Guards used as the District of Columbia flag in the October 1917 issue of the National Geographic

  • DAR Flag

    The Daughter of the American Revolution design presented by Ethel Leibsohn and designed by Mrs. George T. Hawkins

  • At last the District of Columbia is to have it's own official flag. George Washington's family shield of red and white-two red bars & 3 red stars on a white background- is the design just LCCN2016874168

    Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen holding the district flag selected by his commission in October 1938

  • Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia - ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, LOC 88694160

    The 1792 map quoted by Commissioner Hazen for the basis of the design

  • Gilbert Stuart - George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait) - Google Art Project

    The Lansdowne portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1796, features an ink well with the coat of arms engraved on it.

  • Washington coat of arms

    The Washington family coat of arms in 14th-century stained glass at Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire, England

  • P1080619 Washington coat of arms - Lumix67

    Washington family coat of arms above entrance at Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, built by Robert Washington in 1540s

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