Flag of Washington, D.C.

The flag of Washington, D.C. is made up of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is an armorial banner based on the design of the coat of arms granted to George Washington's great-great-great-grandfather, Lawrence Washington.

File:Flag of Washington, D.C.svg
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	October 15, 1938 (1938-10-15)
Design	Argent two bars Gules, in chief three mullets of the second.
Designed by	Charles A. R. Dunn (Original Designer) Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen (Official Designer) Arthur E. Du Bois (Official Designer)

Flag Of Washington, D.C. Media

• COA George Washington.svg

  The coat of arms used by the Washington family

• National Guards District of Columbia Flag.png

  DC National Guards used as the District of Columbia flag in the October 1917 issue of the National Geographic

• Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted Charles Dunn's 1924 proposed design for the district flag

• Washington, D.C. Flag design proposal (U.S. Army Quartermaster, May 1924).svg

  Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted District flag design proposed by the Quartermaster General in May 1924

• At last the District of Columbia is to have it's own official flag. George Washington's family shield of red and white-two red bars & 3 red stars on a white background- is the design just LCCN2016874168.jpg

  Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen holding the district flag selected by his commission in October 1938

• Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia - ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, LOC 88694160.jpg

  The 1792 map quoted by Commissioner Hazen for the basis of the design

• Us reg dc 2872.JPG

  DC license plate in the 2002–2013 design

• DC Department of Public Works logo.png

  DC Department of Public Works logo featuring the stars and bars

• 2002 Washington, D.C. protest Flag.svg

  "Taxation without representation" flag