Symbols & Colors

• Diamond:  First diamond producer
• 25 Stars:  25th State to join
• 3 Stars:  Spain, France, and the U.S.
• 1 Star:  Member of the Confederacy

Other Facts

Along with signifying that the area that is now Arkansas was once part of three countries, the three blues stars also represent 1803, the year of the Louisiana Purchase, as well as Arkansas being the third state formed from that purchase after Louisiana and Missouri.