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The flag of Richmond, Virginia, 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.
Symbolism[]
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.[1]
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.[1]
The blue represents the color of the James River. The red bars represent the red clay that's abundant in the city.[2] Red, white, and blue are also the colors of the United States flag.
Former flag[]
A flag with the old seal of Richmond on a blue field was used between 1914 and 1933. It had a different design on the observe and reverse. The flag was replaced in 1993 due to the Confederate ties to the flag.
2004 NAVA survey[]
The flag scored 7.76 / 15th out of 150 on the 2004 NAVA City Flag Survey, behind Des Moines, and ahead of New Orleans.
References[]
 South Atlantic Cities |
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 Delaware Dover |  Harrington |  Lewes |  Milford |  Newark |  New Castle |  Rehoboth Beach |  Seaford
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