Minnesota is one step closer to getting a new flag, with only three designs left in the running
Dec 13, 2023 09:51AM ● By Content Editor
All images from the MN State Emblem Design Committee
By Laura Durenberger-Grunow - Boreal Community Media - December 13, 2023
Only three potential flag designs remain in the running for the new Minnesota State Flag, after the State Emblems Redesign Commission held its weekly meeting on Tuesday of this week.
Related: The Minnesota State flag and emblem are being replaced. Here are the top designs up for consideration
The three designs still up for consideration are:
F944
This is the general design without the most recent adjustments:
By Laura Durenberger-Grunow - Boreal Community Media - December 13, 2023
Only three potential flag designs remain in the running for the new Minnesota State Flag, after the State Emblems Redesign Commission held its weekly meeting on Tuesday of this week.
Related: The Minnesota State flag and emblem are being replaced. Here are the top designs up for consideration
The three designs still up for consideration are:
F944
F1953
F2100
Potential modifications were discussed for each of the three designs, and graphic designers will be creating mockups for a special meeting on Friday, December 15.
Additionally, modifications for the recently selected state seal were approved, including:
- Making the loon’s eye red
- Not including the year (1858)
- Not including the motto (L'etoile du Nord)
- Including Mni Sóta Makoc̣e (“Land where the waters reflect the sky” in Dakota)
This is the general design without the most recent adjustments:
The Committee has until the end of the year to present the final designs.
