Alaska 10' x 15' Nylon Flag w/ Rope & Thimble

The Alaska state flag was designed by John Bell (Benny) Benson a thirteen year-old in an orphanage in response to a contest sponsored by the Alaska Department of the American Legion. The prize was awarded in 1927. The flag was adopted by the Territorial Legislature in May 1927 as Alaska's official flag. The flag is dark blue with eight five-pointed gold stars in the shape of "the Big Dipper" and a larger gold star representing the pole star Polaris. When Alaska entered the Union in 1959 the territorial flag became the state flag. All the designs for the contest as well as Benny's prize--a gold watch engraved with the flag--are in the Alaska State Museum in Juneau. ⚠ Prop 65 WARNING