Tulsa

Tulsa
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Adopted	October 3, 2018
Designed by	Jordan Michael Winn (Primary Designer) Dakota Bryant (Initial Concept Sketch)
Proportions	2:3

The flag of Tulsa, Oklahoma, consists of an upper navy blue half and a lower beige half, separated by a gold horizontal line, with a gold Osage shield punctuating the left third. The shield contains a red circle, and a beige six-pointed star centered within the circle.

Symbolism

The navy blue represents the Arkansas River, which flows through the city, the gold line represents the "black gold" discovered in the region in 1901 that led to economic prosperity.

The shield is a simplified version of the shield on the Oklahoma state flag and represents Native Americans forcefully relocated to the Indian Territory.

The red circle represents the blood of the victims of the Tulsa race massacre and the star represents the future of the city, and the beige lower field represents warmth and community.

2022 NAVA survey

The flag scored 8.17, reached 1^st out of 312, and got a grade of an A+ on the 2022 NAVA City Flag Survey. Behind the flag, and in 2^nd place, is the flag of Reno, Nevada.

Historical flags

Third flag (1973 - 2018)

The third former flag of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a white background with the city's seal in the center. The city's seal consists of a white T splitting an ellipse of gold, black and blue. On the gold side is a detailed arrowhead with the numbers "18" and "98", and forty-six blue stars at the top. The black side contains an oil derrick, while the blue side contains wavy lines. The city's full name is at the bottom of the ellipse. The flag was adopted on August 17, 1973, as part of the city's 50th anniversary.

2004 NAVA survey

The flag scored 2.88, and was ranked 124^th out of 150 on the 2004 NAVA City Flag Survey, behind Helena, and tied with Virginia Beach.

Second flag (1941 - 1973)

The second former flag of Tulsa, Oklahoma, consisted of five stripes of white and blue, and contained a big white stripe at the hoist. Also at the hoist contained an emblem, which featured a bordered blue circle, and a big white star. Also in the center, is, what was once the city's seal, which contains the Western Hemisphere. The flag was adopted on October 10, 1941.

The existence of this flag is a mystery, since only half of the elements, from both the source and on Wikipedia, direct to a different flag.

First flag (1924 - 1941)

The first flag of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a non-quadrilateral shape, with a yellow border around it. Inside the white field, are fourteen stripes of blue and white, with fourteen thin lines inverting each color. The rays and lines lead to a big red circle reading the city's name, which covers up the circle's space.

There are two red arrows bordered white and black, reading "UNLIMITED" on the left, and "OPPORTUNITY" on the right. The flag was adopted on June 5, 1924.