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If your flag has 49 stars it may have been made between July 4, 1959, and July 3, 1960, when that was the official number of stars.
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What does the stars on American flag represent?
Each star of the current Flag of the United States represents one state in our union.
What does the star on the american flag mean?
There are 50 stars on the US flag each standing for a state (IE: California, New York, Montana)
What do the stars represent and why do you think stars were chosen in the American flag?
Each star represents one of the states. We currently have 50 stars on the flag. There are 13 bars, one for each of the original 13 states.
Why does the US flag only have one star?
The US flag does not, nor has it ever had one star. It has one star for each state, so it currently has 50 stars.
What do the 5 stars represent on the Vietnam flag?
remembers the five wars
What do the stars on the U.S flag represent?
Each star represents a state that is why there are 50 stars - one for each state
What did the stars represent on the Confederate flag?
It had one star for each state including one for Missouri and Kentucky.
What is the meaning of the 50 stars of the US flag?
The fifty stars on the flag represent the fifty states.
The American flag is the symbol of?
The American flag stands for liberty. The little stars on the flag stand for all the states. One star is one state. Please give me credit if you like this
What does the cross represent from the New Zealand flag?
The cross on the flag from New Zealand is part of the British Union Jack. This is used to represent the country's British heritage. The stars on the flag represent the southern cross.
What do the strips represent on the US flag?
Each star represents one of the fifty states in the United States of America.
Why are there fifty stars on the US flag?
There are 50 stars on the flag representing the 50 states that make up the United State of America. The 13 stripes (alternating red and white) represent the 13 original colonies. Those 13 are:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode IslandThe flags that followed and the states it represented being added are:15 Star flag (1795-1818) - Vermont, Kentucky20 Star flag (1818-1819) - Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee21 Star flag (1819-1830) - Illinois23 Star flag (1820-1822) - Alabama, Maine24 Star flag (1822-1836) - Missouri25 Star flag (1836-1837) - Arkansas26 Star flag (1837-1845) - Michigan27 Star flag (1845-1846) - Florida28 Star flag (1846-1847) - Texas29 Star flag (1847-1848) - Iowa30 Star flag (1848-1851) - Wisconsin31 Star flag (1851-1858) - California32 Star flag (1858-1859) - Minnesota33 Star flag (1859-1861) - Oregon34 Star flag (1861-1863) - Kansas35 Star flag (1863-1865) - West Virginia36 Star flag (1865-1867) - Nevada37 Star flag (1867-1877) - Nebraska38 Star flag (1877-1890) - Colorado43 Star flag (1890-1891) - Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington44 Star flag (1891-1896) - Wyoming45 Star flag (1896-1908) - Utah46 Star flag (1908-1912) - Oklahoma48 Star flag (1912-1959) - Arizona, New Mexico49 Star flag (1959-1960) - Alaska50 Star flag (1960-present) - Hawaii
