- Experience the finest quality with our fully embroidered Rectangle Alaska Flag Patch
- Measures 3.5" x 2.25".
- Add it to your collection of world flag patches today through easy sewing or ironing!
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Thirty-two years before Alaska became a state, the Alaska Department of the American Legion sponsored a territorial contest for Alaskan children from seventh grade (age 12–13) to twelfth grade (age 17–18) to design a flag for the territory. In 1927, the contest committee chose fourteen year-old orphan Benny Benson's design to represent the future flag of the Territory of Alaska.
The state flag of Alaska displays eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and Polaris, on a dark blue field. The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major, which symbolizes a bear, indigenous to Alaska. As depicted on the flag, its stars can be used as a guide by the novice to locate Polaris and determine true north.
Text modified from "Flag of Alaska" on Wikipedia which is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.