Alaska Flag – AK State Flags for Sale – Outdoor Nylon 3×5 ft

Alaska Flag – AK State Flags for Sale

Outdoor Nylon

Sale: 3×5 ft

Alaska entered the Union in 1959, but its flag dates to 1927 and a contest held by the American Legion. The territory of Alaska had no flag of its own, and one was needed. The prize was awarded to John Bell (Benny) Benson, a 13-year old Aleut who lived in an orphanage in Seward. In his submission, Benny said that the “…blue field is for the Alaska sky and the forget-me-not, an Alaskan flower.” Benny also explained that the “…Dipper is for the Great Bear – symbolizing strength.” In the upper right the North Star is shown, “…for the future state of Alaska, the most northerly in the Union.” On the flag, Polaris, the North Star, is larger than the stars of the Big Dipper.