What is the Flag of Arkansas?
Q: What is the Flag of Arkansas?
A: The Flag of Arkansas is a red field charged with a large blue-bordered white lozenge (or diamond), which has a total of twenty-nine five-pointed stars.
Q: How many stars are there on the Arkansas Flag?
A: There are twenty-nine five-pointed stars on the Arkansas Flag.
Q: What is the significance of the stars on the Arkansas Flag?
A: The twenty-five small white stars within the blue border and the four larger blue stars in the white diamond symbolize Arkansas as the twenty-fifth state to join the Union in 1836 and its position as a member of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Q: Who designed the Arkansas Flag?
A: Willie Hocker of Wabbaseka, a member of the Pine Bluff Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), designed the Arkansas Flag.
Q: What is the meaning behind the inscription "ARKANSAS" on the flag?
A: The inscription "ARKANSAS" appears in blue within the white lozenge, with one star above and three stars below. It represents the state's name and the position of Arkansas as the 25th state to join the Union.
Q: Are all of the stars on the Arkansas Flag the same size and color?
A: No, the twenty-five stars within the blue border are small and white, while the four larger stars in the white diamond are blue.
Q: How are the four larger stars in the white diamond on the Arkansas Flag positioned?
A: The star above and the two outer stars below point upwards; the inner star below points downwards.
