Flag of Vermont

What the flag looks like

A dark blue field with the state coat of arms: a shield showing a pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat before the Green Mountains, topped by a stag's head and framed by pine branches, above a red ribbon reading "Vermont" and "Freedom and Unity".

What it means

The pine tree, cow and wheat stand for Vermont's forests and farms, and the stag's head for its wildlife.

How to remember it

Vermont's shield is a farm scene: one tall pine with a cow grazing beside it, a stag's head on top and pine boughs round the sides.

Fun facts

• Vermont was an independent republic from 1777 until it joined the Union as the 14th state in 1791.
• Before 1923 Vermont's flag was a Stars-and-Stripes design with the state arms in the canton.

Vermont at a glance

Nickname

The Green Mountain State

Statehood

1791

Capital

Montpelier

Region

New England

Population

643,077

Area

24,906 km²

Flag adopted

1923

Flags often confused with Vermont

• Maine: Maine and Vermont both have arms with a pine tree on blue. Maine's shield has a moose under the pine, held by a farmer and a sailor; Vermont's has a cow and wheat sheaves, with a deer's head on top.
• New Hampshire: New Hampshire and Vermont are both a central emblem on blue. Vermont's is a shield with a pine tree and a cow under a stag's head; New Hampshire's is a round seal of a ship in a yellow wreath of stars.
• Connecticut: Connecticut and Vermont both show a single shield-like emblem on blue with a ribbon below. Connecticut's is a white shield with three grapevines; Vermont's is a landscape with a tall pine tree and a cow, topped by a deer's head.