| Flag of Richmond | |
| Design: | A navy blue field in the upper two-thirds quadrant with two red and two white stripes beneath in the lower third of the flag, it features a silhouette of a person working a James River bateau down the James River. |
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The flag of Richmond, Virginia, was adopted in 1993. The flag contains a navy blue field in the upper two-thirds quadrant with two red and two white stripes beneath in the lower third of the flag. It features a silhouette of a person working a James River bateau down the James River.
A city committee headed by Second District Councilman Benjamin A. Warthen brought forth the design, which was based on a proposal submitted by Michael Davis, a committee member and graphics designer at Heilig-Meyers Co. The new Richmond flag was carried by bateau to the dedication ceremony on Brown's Island on November 24, 1993.[1]
The boatman is a graphical depiction of a 14-foot tall bronze statue called "The Headman" that stands on Brown's Island and commemorates the African American contribution to Richmond's waterways.[2] The nine stars on the flag represent the nine states that were once part of Virginia's territory: Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana.[3]
In a 2004 survey by the North American Vexillological Association, Richmond's city flag was ranked as the 15th best city flag in the U.S.[4]