Flag of Nebraska

What the flag looks like

A blue field with the state seal in gold and silver in the center: a blacksmith at his anvil, a settler's cabin and sheaves of wheat, with a steamboat on the river and a train heading for the mountains, under the motto "Equality Before the Law".

What it means

The blacksmith stands for the mechanical arts, the cabin and wheat for farming, and the steamboat and train for the river and rail routes that opened the state.

How to remember it

Nebraska's seal is drawn only in gold and silver, with a blacksmith up front and a steam train chugging across the back.

Fun facts

• The design was adopted as the state banner in 1925 and only declared the official state flag in 1963.
• Nebraska's seal includes both a Missouri River steamboat and a train, two transport routes in one picture.

Nebraska at a glance

Nickname

The Cornhusker State

Statehood

1867

Capital

Lincoln

Region

West North Central

Population

2.0 million

Area

200,330 km²

Flag adopted

1925

Flags often confused with Nebraska

• Oregon: Nebraska and Oregon both show a monochrome gold emblem on blue. Oregon writes "STATE OF OREGON" and "1859" around its shield; Nebraska's round seal has no name outside it and shows a blacksmith and a train.
• Kansas: Kansas and Nebraska are both a state seal on dark blue. Kansas has a sunflower above the seal and KANSAS below; Nebraska's seal is plain gold and silver with no name underneath.