Flag History
The design of the Connecticut flag was inspired by the patriots of the Revolutionary War, who used the state seal on their flag. When the current flag was adopted, it depicted the seal on a blue field. The three vines of the seal symbolize the colonists and their first three settlements, known as the Connecticut Colony. The colonists were thought of as grapevines that had been transplanted to a different country. The state motto, which appears beneath the arms, expresses the colonists' belief that God had transplanted them and would sustain them in their new home.
Flag Adopted: 1897
State Nickname: The Nutmeg State of The Constitution State
State Motto: Qui transtulit sustinet, Latin for "He who transplanted sustains"
Area: 5.018 square miles
Approximate Population: 3.2 million
Capital: Hartford
Largest City: Bridgeport
Major Products: machinery, dairy products, livestock
State Bird: Robin
State Tree: White Oak
State Flower: Mountain Laurel Flag
