United States (1912-1959)

48 Star Flag - (1912-1959) (U.S.)/

United States (1912-1959)

Usage

national flag»main« national flag

FIS

Historic flag no longer in use

adopted

1912

abandoned

4-JUL-1959

Continent

North America

Region

Northern America

Country

United States

Division

number of stripes: 13 stripes
stripe symmetry: symmetric stripes
additional area: canton
position of additional area: hoist-top
stripe areas: equal
division lines: straight

Charges

charges: none
partitions: none

Division

canton position: top hoist
canton partition: plain or charged
area partition: horizontal stripes
number of stripes: 13 stripes

Charges

charges: within canton only
partitions: area partitioned