Description
Honor your favorite state with an authentic, high-quality Iowa flag! This flag is finished with a header and grommets for outdoor flying and is available in all customary sizes.
All of our Iowa flags are American-made using nylon, a durable and lightweight fabric. Nylon’s lightness means it can fly even in gentle breezes and dries quickly to help prevent mildew growth after rain. The design is digitally printed, making it UV- and fade-resistant.
Each flag of Iowa is outfitted with a sturdy canvas header and brass grommets for easy flying from an outdoor flagpole, such as our bestselling 6’ house-mounted pole.
We carry a wide range of flag sizes, including 12” x 18”, 2’ x 3’, 3’ x 5’, 4’ x 6’, 5’ x 8’, 6’ x 10’, 8’ x 12’, 10’ x 15’, and 12’ x 18’. To determine which size best suits your pole or vice versa, please refer to our table of recommended pairings.
Iowa Flag Features
- Made in America
- Authentic 1921 design
- 100% premium nylon
- Durable canvas heading
- Rust-resistant brass grommets
8’ x 12’ and Up Sized Flags
- Nylon rope instead of grommets
- Galvanized thimbles
- Extra stitching on fly-end corners
If you are planning on setting up a formal display honoring Iowa in a courtroom, lodge, or government building, you may want to consider using our indoor Iowa flag, which comes with three sides of gold fringe and a pole sleeve.
Iowa Flag Meaning & History
Iowa was almost 75 years old before adopting an official banner in 1921. The Daughters of the American Revolution designed the flag after the Iowa National Guardsmen, who were stationed along the Mexican border in WWI, asked for an emblem of Iowa to represent their unit.
The design consists of three vertical stripes. The vertical blue stripe represents justice, loyalty, and truth. The white stripe stands for purity, and the red stripe symbolizes courage. The eagle in the center of the flag is the same eagle on Iowa’s state seal. This eagle carries a streamer that contains the state motto: “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.”
Why are Flags at Half-Mast Today in Iowa?
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Other Details
Flag Adopted: March 12, 1921
Entered Union: December 28, 1846
Motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain."
Nickname: The Hawkeye State
Known For: Corn, Soy Beans
State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State Flower: Wild Rose
Famous Iowans: Bix Beiderbecke, Johnny Carson, Herbert Hoover, Cloris Leachman, Donna Reed, John Wayne, Andy Williams
