Maryland is a small on a territory state on the east of the USA, one of the so-called Middle Atlantic States and one of the 13 states, accomplishing the American Revolution. The population is 5,296 million people (19th place among the states). The capital of Maryland is Annapolis and the largest city is Baltimore.
The official nicknames of the state are the “Old Line State”, “Cockade State”, “Free State”.
The Maryland flag was accepted in March 1904. It is based on heraldic figures. Its design correspond the shield of cat of arms of the family of Calvert, which possessed the state long time ago. The Flag of Maryland presents the combination of yellow and black colors in two quadrants located in the diagonally opposite sites of the flag and two diagonally opposite quadrants combining white and red colors. Interesting fact is that yellow and black colors are the colors of the paternal family of George Calvert, and white and red are colors of its maternal family. |
