Alaska State Flag 3' X 5'The state flag of Alaska displays eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and Polaris, on a dark blue field. The Big Dipper is an asterism in the constellation Ursa Major which symbolizes a bear, an animal indigenous to Alaska. As depicted on the flag, its stars can be used as a guide by the novice to locate Polaris and determine true north, which varies considerably from a magnetic north. The design was created by Benny Benson of Seward and selected

The colors correspond to those in the Stars and Stripes and the Stars and Bars

one in blue and one in white

state of New Mexico consists of a red sun symbol of the Zia people on a field of gold (yellow)

In the center of the flag

particularly with King Kamehameha I

to remind that it was through the American Revolution that liberty was won

but they have also been said to represent either the three presidents who lived in Tennessee (Andrew Jackson

while the rest of the flag is covered by blue section measuring one unit high and three units wide

or unofficially as the Maple Leaf or l'Unifolié (French: [l‿ynifɔlje]

In the coat of arms

Tennessee and neighboring Arkansas are the only states to have red backgrounds for their flags

The red and yellow also symbolize Arizona's picturesque landscape