The three stars and stripes are design elements that can be easily applied to any number of different apparel, mugs, surf boards. It’ll provide a new means to show pride in the state. A distinctive aesthetic that is as unique as the people of New Jersey.

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The tiny details in a seal are completely lost to anyone standing beneath a flag poll. Words of any kind do not belong on flags for that matter. Especially tiny words that’d you’d need a telescope to get a glimpse of. For reasons unknown to me so many states in the union seemed to miss this memo.

I may be biased but as far as flags with seals go I do believe New Jersey to be among the best. The yellow background always reminded me of the sand on the Jersey Shore. Only one other state, New Mexico, employs a yellow background which makes it a bit unique. At least amongst the seal bearing flags it stands out.

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In the original design the yellow and blue are intended to pay homage to the uniforms that the New Jersey continental troops wore. Those colors were kept and incorporated into full stripes across the design. As the flag rests vertically the blue stripes symbolize the Delaware River and Atlantic Ocean that borders to the West and East of the state.

With the unveiling of Minnesota’s new state flag I thought that it was past time that my beloved state, New Jersey, did the same. Hell some folks I asked didn’t even know we had a state flag. Flags are meant to be simple and easily identifiable from a distance. A design that anyone could reproduce on their own, from memory.

Yet it’s time that we have a flag that we can all rally around. A new symbol that inspires pride for the residents of Jersey. If you wander into any of the rest steps along the parkway or turnpike you’d be hard pressed to find a single item for sale with the state flag emblazoned on it. No more. It’s past time that something is done about it.

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The yellow stripes reflect the coastline beaches that our state is so well known for. The smaller stripes are each one sixth of the height of the flag. A unique attribute that is surprisingly uncommon among flags in general. At center the green stripe is a call to the agricultural roots of the garden state.

For those that are resistant to change I think that the flag also works well in tandem with the seal. The colors are in sync with one another. Couldn’t you imagine both of these flags behind the governors podium? If you have any opinions on the design I’d love to hear them. Do you think it’s time for change?

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Atop the center stripe sits three white stars. The same star that symbolizes each state on the national flag. Three is an important number to the state for two reasons. It was the third state to ratify the constitution and the state is divided into three parts; North, Central, and South. (Don’t get me started on Central Jersey doesn’t exist.)