Back علم ماريلند Arabic Сцяг Мэрыленда BE Bandera de Maryland Catalan Marylands flag Danish Flagge Marylands German Flago de Marilando EO Bandera de Maryland Spanish Marylandeko bandera EU پرچم مریلند FA Marylandin lippu Finnish
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| Use | Civil and state flag    |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | March 9, 1904[1] |
| Design | Heraldic banner of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore |
The flag of Maryland is the official flag of the U.S. state of Maryland and the 17th-century heraldic banner of arms of Cecil, 2nd Baron Baltimore. It consists of the arms of his father George, 1st Baron Baltimore (1579–1632), quartered with those of his grandmother, heiress of the Crossland family. The flag was officially adopted by the Maryland General Assembly in 1904.
- ^ Chapter 48, Acts of 1904, effective March 9, 1904