Flag of Arizona

Arizona

Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	February 27, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-02-27)
Design	Thirteen red and gold rays on the top half and blue on the lower half, with a copper star in the center.

The flag of Arizona consists of 13 rays of red and gold on the top half. The center star signifies copper production; Arizona is rich in copper, producing more copper than other states in the country.

The height of the flag is two units high while the width is three units wide. The flag of Arizona consists of 13 red and gold rays in the upper half, representing the thirteen colonies and the colors of the flag of Spain, in homage to the Spanish discoverers who came to these lands, such as Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca or Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. In the center of the flag, the copper star symbolizes the mining industry of this state, is one unit high, while the rest of the flag is covered by a blue section measuring one unit high and three units wide. The lower half is dark blue, representing the Colorado River. The suggested flag size is 4 by 6 ft (1.2 by 1.8 m), with the star being 2 ft (0.6 m) tall.^[1]