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 The
Nevada State flag has had four different forms in the history
of the state of
Nevada.
In 1926, Nevada
Lieutenant Governor Maurice Sullivan decided that the high
cost of producing the current Nevada State flag, because of
intricate design and numerous colors of the
Nevada State flag, prevented its widespread
use in the state. Lieutenant Governor Sullivan thought that a
more economical
Nevada State flag design would lead to more use throughout the
state, particularly in schools, and he proposed that a new
Nevada State flag design be adopted for the Nevada State flag. In June, 1926 a
Nevada State flag design contest was announced. The winner of
the
Nevada State flag contest would receive $25.00 and the honor associated with
having designed the Nevada State flag.
A
Nevada State flag design submitted by
Louis Shellback, III was selected as the winner. The
"Shellback"
Nevada State flag design retained the blue field of the earlier
Nevada State flag, however the ornate and expensive-to-reproduce Coat of
Arms on the
Nevada State flag was replaced by a simple wreath of sagebrush cradling a
single silver star. Above the star, a golden scroll with the
words "BATTLE BORN" was displayed on the
Nevada State flag.
In spite of a push to
adopt this new Nevada State flag design before the inaugural
ball, the winning "Shellback"
Nevada State flag design was not approved by the
1927 Legislature and Nevada continued to fly the 1915 Nevada
State flag, at least at the Governor's Office and at official
ceremonies.
The matter of the Nevada
State flag was picked up again in the 1929 session of the
Nevada State Legislature. Senator William Dressler introduced
a bill repealing the 1915 Nevada State flag and officially
adopting the "Shellback"
Nevada State flag design. This
Nevada State flag bill passed through the
state senate, but was held up in the Assembly when the
Education Committee determined that the design for the Nevada
State flag did not include the state's name. In an amendment
proposed by Cada C. Boak, the state name "NEVADA" was to be
added to the
Nevada State flag design around the silver star.
The Senate would not
approve the Nevada State flag amendment proposed by the
Assembly and the Assembly would not back down. Deadlocked and
with the legislative session coming to a close, a conference
committee composed of Senate and Assembly members, was
appointed to work out a compromise on the Nevada State flag
design.
A
Nevada State flag compromise was worked
out and approved by both the Senate and the Assembly. The
state name, "NEVADA", would appear on the Nevada State flag in
Roman letters to conform with the letters of "BATTLE BORN" on
the golden scroll above the wreath of sagebrush. The name
would not be placed around the star however, but would be
displayed on the
Nevada State flag, below the sagebrush sprays.
On March 26, 1929, the
bill adopting the "Shellback" Nevada State flag was signed by
Governor Balzar of Nevada.
BUT WAIT!
The bill signed by the
Governor did not contain the Nevada State flag amendment that
had been approved by the Senate and the Assembly and so, did
not reflect legislative intent. The letters of the state name
ended up inscribed between the points of the star on the
Nevada State flag, as
prescribed by the original Assembly
Nevada State flag amendment, and not beneath
the sagebrush sprays as determined by the
Nevada State flag legislative
compromise.
Senator William Raggio
introduced a
Nevada State flag bill in 1991 to correct the lettering on the
Nevada State Flag and testified, during Senate hearings, that
the lettering on the
Nevada State flag had always bothered him. At this time, Terry
Sullivan, Director of General Services, stated his concern
about the lack of uniformity in the Nevada State flag
produced. After Senate and Assembly hearings, the
legislature voted to correct all of the shortcomings of the
1929
Nevada State flag legislation.
The 66th session of the
legislature voted that the Nevada State Flag remain
essentially the same as that adopted in 1929. However, they
chose change the placement of the state name "NEVADA". Instead
of interspersed between the points of the star and instead of
being placed under the sagebrush wreath, they chose to display
the state name in a semi-circular fashion beneath the star and
above the sagebrush sprays. This placement, they felt,
enhanced the original "Shellback"
Nevada State flag design. In addition to the
change in the placement of "NEVADA", specifications for the
manufacture of the Nevada State flag were also approved.
And so, in 1991, the
error of the 1929
Nevada State flag legislature was corrected and the Nevada
State flag that flies over Nevada reflects both the original
"Shellback"
Nevada State flag design and the intent of the legislature.
The Nevada State Flag is
cobalt blue, like many other state flags. |
