This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website

49 Star Flag - (1959-1960) (U.S.)

Last modified: 2004-07-10 by rick wyatt
Keywords: forty-nine | united states |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors



[U.S. 49 star flag 1959] by Mark Sensen, 4 December 1997



See also:


Description of the flag

In 1959, one star was added, representing Alaska, bringing the total number of stars to 49. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.
Rick Wyatt, 5 April 1998