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Owatonna, Minnesota (U.S.)

Steele County

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image by Masao Okazaki, 10 January 2020



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Description of the flag

The flag of the City of Owatonna, Minnesota, is light blue with the city coat of arms on it.



CITY OF OWATONNA COAT-OF-ARMS

BLAZON:

Arms:

Azure and gules, quartered; parted per pale, argent.

In dexter chief, three wheat stems, or.

In sinister chief, interlocking gear wheels, of the third.

In dexter base, a torch and atomic symbol also of the third.

In sinister base, a cross, drama mask and music lyre of the fourth.

In pale, an Indian maiden, proper, affronteé.

Crest: A cornucopia of the fifth.

In an escroll under the shield, "Owatonna,"



LEGEND:

Three wheat stems Agriculture Interlocking gear wheels Industry Torch & atomic symbol Education in the atomic age Cross, drama mask & music lyre Religion, drama music & fine arts

The flag has been revised to have the seal on a white circle above a blue and red background.

Images can be seen on this website: https://littlebluewillows.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/owatonna6.jpg

And in this 2018 newspaper article:

https://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/southernminn.com

Masao Okazaki, 10 January 2020

Seal

image located by Paul Bassinson, 19 September 2019

Source: https://www.ci.owatonna.mn.us

Paul Bassinson, 19 September 2019

image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 November 2010

The earlier version was on a plain blue field.

Masao Okazaki, 10 January 2020