Minnesota's flag commission Chair Luis Fitch adjusts some of the final designs. The committee voted 11-1 to select design A2 as the new state flag. (Glen Stubbe /Star Tribune via AP)

He described his design as one featuring a navy-colored "abstract shape of Minnesota," with the white star representing the state's motto, "L'Étoile du Nord" ("Star of the North"), as well as "a symbol of unity above a land of diversity."

Minnesota's current state flag was adopted in 1893. Both Indigenous tribes and flag enthusiasts criticized the imagery of the existing flag.  (State of Minnesota )

A Minnesota commission tasked with redesigning the state's flag and seal announced its selection for the updated state flag on Tuesday.

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

The flag and seal designs now head to the Minnesota legislature. If the designs are approved by the state's lawmakers, the new flag will begin flying on May 11, 2024, Minnesota's Statehood Day.

On Friday, it was announced that the new design would be a variation of submission F1935, according to the State Emblems Redesign Commission's website.

The 2,000 or so submissions were whittled down to six finalists on Nov. 21 — and the six were narrowed to three on Dec. 12.

Only South Dakota, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and Georgia ranked lower, and Georgia has since completely redesigned its flag.

The announcement of the new flag design comes about a month and a half after the more than 2,000 design submissions were unveiled to the public on Oct. 30.

By entering your email and clicking the Subscribe button, you agree to the Fox News Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and agree to receive content and promotional communications from Fox News. You understand that you can opt-out at any time.

The three colors in the original design had been chosen because "the white stripe symbolizes snow; the green stripe represents the beauty of our nature and also the important role agriculture has played in our history; and the light blue stripe represents the significance of water to our state, each as the land of 10,000 lakes, the birth state of the Mississippi River, and the origins of Minnesota's name," said Prekker.

The new Minnesota flag design is shown here. This flag will — pending legislative approval — begin flying on May 11, 2024, which is Statehood Day. (State of Minnesota)

Like all of our products, we guarantee your satisfaction with this Mexican flag. If you don't agree that it is a superior product, simply return it to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Minnesota's name is derived from a Sioux word meaning "sky-tinted water," says the website for the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Those designs, which were a mix of humorous and serious submissions, drew inspiration from a variety of Minnesota cultural icons.

In a viral April 2023 video ranking each state's flags, YouTuber CGP Grey called Minnesota's current flag "terrible" and the "worst in the union," saying that the "busyness is bottom-tier bad."

Our Mexican flag is made for organizations and individuals who demand the highest quality at an extremely competitive price. Like all of our flags, this Mexican flag is made with the highest quality components available and assembled in the USA according to official specifications for size, color and design.

In addition to disapproval from the state's numerous Indigenous tribes, Minnesota's current flag has drawn the ire of flag enthusiasts for years.

Prekker's original design had featured three color stripes (white, green and light blue); those were nixed in favor of a solid blue field.

"Overall, I wanted the design to be very simple while also symbolizing the various important aspects of our history, cultures and people," Prekker added.

"The seal depicts a Native American riding off into the sunset while a White settler plows his field with his rifle leaning on a nearby stump," said The Associated Press in September. "The imagery suggests to many that the Indigenous people were defeated and going away, while Whites won and were staying."

The five principles of good flag design are "keep it simple," "use meaningful symbolism," "use 2-3 basic colors," have "no lettering or seals," and "be distinctive or be related," according to NAVA.

Dr. Anita Gaul, vice chair of the commission, said the flag has "vaulted from an F to an A+" in the eyes of flag experts.

The State Emblems Redesign Commission voted 11-1 to approve the new design. It features an eight-pointed star against a navy blue background shaped to resemble Minnesota, next to a solid light-blue field, which represents the state's waters, according to the commission.

When you buy this flag you can be confident that you will receive a flag that is perfect when it arrives and that will maintain its appearance for many months of continuous display outdoors, or virtually forever if displayed indoors.

The members of the North American Vexilogical Association (NAVA) — a group devoted to the scientific and scholarly study of flags — also were not fond of Minnesota's current flag.