Virginia State Flag

Show everyone where you are from with your very own Virginia State Flag! Virginia Flag Facts The Virginia State Flag was first adopted at the beginning of the American Civil War in 1861. The flag was standardized in 1950. The original seal's creators did not want the design to resembled the coats of arms style used in Great Britain. So, they took inspiration from the Roman Mythology. The seal shows Tyranny lying beneath the foot of Virtus. That image symbolizes Great Britain's defeat by Virginia.