What do the symbols in the US state flag represent?

Answer 1

A bison, the Wyoming State mammal and called the monarch of the plains, dominates the flag.

The state seal is in the center. A woman is pictured on the state seal. The woman represents the state's motto "Equal Rights," which is written on a banner she is holding. Wyoming was the first state in which women had the right to vote and hold public office. There is a rancher and a miner on either side of a woman.

The words "Livestock", "Mines", "Grains," and "Oil" are on two columns that are on either side of the woman; they represent Wyoming's agricultural and mineral wealth.

A shield (with stripes and a star) and an eagle are under the woman; they symbolize support for the United States.

The dates 1869 and 1890 are on either side of the shield; they are the dates when Wyoming organized as a territory of the United States and when it became a state.

According to the flag's designer, Verna Keays Keyes:

"The symbolism of the flag is as follows:

The Great Seal of the State of Wyoming is the heart of the flag.

The seal on the bison represents the truly western custom of branding. The bison was once "Monarch of the Plains."

The red border represents the Red Men, who knew and loved our country long before any of us were here; also, the blood of the pioneers who gave their lives in reclaiming the soil.

White is an emblem of purity and uprightness over Wyoming.

Blue, which is found in the bluest blue of Wyoming skies and the distant mountains, has through the ages been symbolic of fidelity, justice and virility.

And finally the red, white and blue of the flag of the State of Wyoming are the colors of the greatest flag in all the world, the Stars and Stripes of the United States of America."

Answer 2

The stars represent the states; the strips represent the 13 original colonies