The flaming torch stands for "liberty and enlightenment." (NETSTATE)
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The torch in the middle of the flag represents liberty and enlightenment.
liberty
It stands for liberty and enlightment.
Yellow torch and 19 stars on a filed of blue with "Indiana" arranged in an arch over the top of the torch. See the image link below.
the torch is liberty and the stars the 13 stars in a circle are the 13 original and the 5 in a half circle are the next 5 the one over the torch is Indiana
There are thirteen stars in the outer ring of stars on the Indiana flag, six of which are at the end of rays emanating from the flame of the central torch. The torch represents enlightenment and liberty, and the rays represent 'the far-reaching influence' of enlightenment and liberty. [Source: Indiana Historical Bureau]
The Indiana General Assembly adopted the Indiana state flag in 1917. The flag was designed by Paul Hadley of Mooresville as part of Indiana's centennial celebration flag design contest. The flag has a blue background with yellow symbols. The torch in the middle of the flag represents liberty and enlightenment. The rays illustrate their far-reaching influence. There are a total of 19 stars on the flag, with the outer circle representing the 13 colonies. The stars in a semi-circle stand for the states admitted to the Union prior to Indiana. The star directly above the torch symbolizes Indiana, the 19th state.
The outer ring of 13 stars represents the original 13 colonies. The five stars in a half ring around the bottom of the torch represent the next 5 states. The largest star above the torch symbolizes Indiana.
The flag consists of a gold torch that represents liberty and enlightenment; the rays around the torch represent their far-reaching influence. The nineteen stars represent Indiana's place as the nineteenth state to join the United States. The thirteen stars in the outer loop symbolize the original Thirteen Colonies, the five inner stars represent the next five states added to the Union, and the one large star above the torch represents Indiana.
A gold torch surrounded by an outer circle of thirteen stars, an inner semi circle of five stars, and a 19th, larger, star at the top of the torch, crowned by the word 'Indiana', representing Indiana's admission to the Union as the 19th state.
The torch is surrounded by nineteen stars: the thirteen in the outer ring representing the original colonies, the five in the inner ring representing the next five states admitted (prior to Indiana), and the one on top of the torch representing Indiana.
A gold torch surrounded by an outer circle of thirteen stars, an inner semi circle of five stars, and a 19th, larger, star at the top of the torch, crowned by the word 'Indiana', representing Indiana's admission to the Union as the 19th state.