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The bald eagle represents the United States which formed the state of Michigan from the Northwest Territory.[4]The design features three Latin mottos. From top-to-bottom they are:On red ribbon: “E Pluribus Unum,” means “Out of many, one,” a motto of the United States.On light blue shield: “Tuebor,” means “I will defend.”On white ribbon: “Si Qu\u00e6ris Peninsulam Am\u0153nam Circumspice,” means “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” (The official state motto).It is one of eight U.S. state flags to feature an eagle, alongside those of Illinois, Iowa, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Utah.History[edit]The present flag, adopted in 1911, is the third state flag. The first flag featured a portrait of Michigan’s first governor, Stevens T. Mason, on one side and the state coat of arms on the other. The first flag is completely lost, and no images of it exist, as far as anyone knows. The second flag, adopted in 1865, displayed the state coat of arms on one side and the United States coat of arms on the other.[5]The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA), in its 2001 survey of U.S. state, U.S. territorial, and Canadian provincial flags rated the current Michigan flag 59th out of 72 flags evaluated. The survey respondents gave an average score of just 3.46 out of a possible 10 points.[6]In November 2016, a bill was introduced in the Michigan state legislature by Michigan State Senator Steven Bieda that would have provided for a flag commission to head up a public design contest to change the current state flag,[6] but it was ultimately unsuccessful.[7] If the bill had passed, however, the current state flag would have been discontinued in January 2019 and replaced with a new design.[8][9]Michigan’s pledge of allegiance to the state flag was written by Harold G. Coburn and was officially adopted in 1972.[2]I pledge allegiance to the flag of Michigan, and to the state for which it stands, two beautiful peninsulas united by a bridge of steel, where equal opportunity and justice to all is our ideal.See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b Act 209 of 1911 Coat-of-Arms and State Flag in Michigan Compiled Laws^ a b Murray, Dave (April 9, 2012). “Did you pledge allegiance to the Michigan flag today?”. Flint Journal. MLive.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.^ “History of the Great Seal and Coat of Arms”. Michigan Department of State.^ “The Michigan State Flag”. NetState.com. August 29, 2017.^ Serba, John (July 21, 2017). “The 5 most ridiculous things about Michigan’s state flag”. mlive.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.^ a b Raven, Benjamin (November 13, 2016). “Bill proposes design contest for new Michigan flag”. Mlive Detroit. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved April 30, 2019.^ “Senate Bill 1160 (2016)”. Michigan Legislature. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022.^ Khan, Nisa (November 21, 2016). “State Sen. Steve Bieda proposes a bill to change the Michigan flag design”. Michigan Daily. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2019.^ Senate Bill No. 1160 (PDF) (Report). Michigan Senate. November 9, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2018.External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2015\/02\/23\/flag-of-michigan-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Flag of Michigan – Wikipedia"}}]}]