Flags of Connecticut

The flag of Connecticut has the following colors in it, blue, yellow, white and purple. The flag of Connecticut has a blue background. The flag can be described as, a bunch of three grape wines are imprinted on a white background, which is present in the blue field flag. The white shield shape in the middle is bordered by yellow color. There is a phrase “Qui Transtulit Sustinet” below the shield, which means, “He who transplanted sustains”. The three grape wines present in the flag of Connecticut depict the three original settlements in the state. The three original settlements in the state are Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor.

The design of the flag of Connecticut is inspired from the symbol of the Saybrook colony, which was established in the year 1639. The seal of Saybrook had 15 grape wines in it. In 1644 the colony was taken over by the Connecticut colony and the number of grape wines were reduced to three from fifteen. The flag of Connecticut was originally adopted in 1895 and then it was re adopted on June 3, 1897. Connecticut was the numbered five among the United States of America. The Connecticut became a state on 9th January 1788. This state too is one of the earliest state that came together to form the USA.