- This article is about the city. For the county, see St. Louis County.
The flag of St. Louis, Missouri, is a red background with blue wavy lines fimbriated in white connecting to a yellow disc with a blue fleur-de-lis.
Symbolism[]
The white and blue wavy bars symbolizes the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The blue fleur-de-lis symbolizes the French background of the early City and more particularly to St. Louis of France for whom the City is named. The golden disk represents the City and/or the Louisiana Purchase. The flag's colors recall those of Spain, Bourbon, Napoleonic and Republican France, and the United States of America.
2004 NAVA survey[]
The flag scored 8.56 on the 2004 NAVA survey, behind Phoenix, and ahead of Wichita, and it was ranked as the 5th best flag.
Flag Colors[]
| Color | Color Name | HEX | Color of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | #c70f2d | Background | |
| White | #ffffff | The outer sides of the waves | |
| Dark Blue | #012572 | The inner part of the waves The fleur-de-lis | |
| Yellow | #f4dc0e | Circle |
Former flag (1946-1964)[]
The former flag of Saint Louis is a tricolor of red, white, and blue, with white four white stars on all of the flag's corners, and a blue shield with a silhouetted depiction of Saint-Louis holding a cross on horseback, with a white fleur-de-lis on the bottom of the shield. The flag was designed by Edward A. Krondl on 1916, and was only made official in 1946.
Symbolism[]
The four stars represent St. Louis’s rank as the fourth largest city in the United States in 1916.
Controversy[]
The flag was controversial due to its' figure being too inappropriate for a flag, which sparked a massive sentiment which would spur the adoption of the flag.
