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WV
Flag Adoption:
March 7, 1929
Motto
Montani Semper Liberi – Mountaineers are Always Free
Symbols & Colors
- Farmer with Axe: Farming
- Miner with Pick: Industry
- Cap & rifles: Freedom won by force
Other Facts
The large laurel wreath is that of Rhododendron maximum, as species of flower native to the Appalachians.