State Flag – Blue and Gold

Designed in Mooresville by Paul Hadley and officially adopted in 1917, the state flag includes 19 stars and a torch. The outer 13 stars represent the original 13 states, the five stars in a half circle represent the states admitted prior to Indiana, and the large star at the top represents Indiana, the 19th state admitted to the Union. The gold torch represents liberty and enlightenment, while the rays represent the far-reaching influence of those two attributes.