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Kansas
Kansas took a while to adopt a flag, being the 48th state to do so in 1927. It was later modified in 1961 to add the word "Kansas."
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Flag Adoption:
September 24, 1961
Motto
Ad Astra per Aspera – To the Stars through Difficulties
Symbols & Colors
- Steamboat: Commerce
- Rising Sun: The East
- Sunflower: State flower
- Wagon train: American expansion
- Farmer & Cabin: Future prosperity