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The sword is modeled after that of Myles Standish, the lifelong military commander for the Plymouth Colony.
MAFlag Adoption: July 3, 1971Motto
Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem – By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only Under Liberty
Symbols & Colors
- White star: Part the original colonies
- Down pointing arrow: Peace
- Arm and sword: For "By the sword"
Other Facts
Thomas Little Shell, chief of a band of the Ojibwa tribe, was used as the face of the Native American man.
Flag Facts for Massachusetts