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Purchase and sale California flag on AZ Flag: Did you know the beautiful world flag called the bear flag? Heading west coast to the United States to discover the beautiful California flag in our section dedicated to the flags of the federated states of the United States!

Do you need to prepare a picturesque "American" event that will be remembered? Let yourself be surprised by our range dedicated to the California banner, which includes a plethora of models, each more original than the last!

Main news on the American state of Hawaii:

Capital: Sacramento

Surface area: 423,970 km²

Population: 37,253,956

Date of entry into the Union: 9th September 1850

Nickname: Golden State

All California flags on sale in our US State Flags section!

Save money for the purchase of your favorite USA flag from the State of California called the "Golden State" in the US: California Republic light polyester flag of various sizes (from the small 45x30cm flag to the maxi flag 150x90cm, California flag available in various colours such as the black and grey bear flag, purple and gold or California Rainbow flag, the small California flag in 15x15cm special for cars with golden fringes as well as our favourite item thanks to its great originality: the "PRIDE California" flag in 150x90cm polyester 100D with the motif of the bear's head roaring in the centre!

Why is there a bear on the California flag?

AZ Flag reveals all the secrets there are to know about the California flag: its history and the reason for its original design with the bear!

The flag of the Federated State of California was adopted as the emblem of the Californian state in 1911! It consists of a white background with a red horizontal stripe in the lower part, a brown bear in profile walking on green grass in the centre and a red star in the upper left corner of the shaft!

Its ancestor is the ancient flag of the revolt against the Mexicans (the Mexican province of Upper California) in the city of Sonoma that preceded the birth of the brief Republic of California that did not last even a month in 1846: the "Bear Flag Revolt" (literally the revolt from the flag to the bear). In 1848, the Mexican territory including the Californian lands were officially ceded to the United States of America by the Treaty of Guadeloupe hidalgo: this is the Mexican cession!

The bear flag is therefore originally a revolutionary banner that symbolizes the bravery of Californians against Mexicans, it will become after some slight modifications the official flag of the State of California that entered the union of the federated states of the USA in 1850 and occupies the place of the 31st American state.

But why the bear as the emblem of the Bear Flag revolt exactly? In fact, the drawing of this bear was drawn after the last known living Californian species: the California Grizzly, which is now an extinct bear species! This Californian grizzly bear, a subspecies of the brown bear, represents the strength of the people of California. Today, the last grizzly bear on which the Californian flag was based is a stuffed bear that is on display at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in the city of San Francisco. This grizzly bear was called "Monarch" (Monarch in French).

The red star is said to be related to the State of Texas, but this interpretation of the flag is a matter of debate within the historian community! In the United States, several American flags also display a red star such as the Washington DC flag or the Birmingham flag in Alabama!

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