Flag of Kansas
Colors
#002868
#FFD700
#FFFFFF
Meaning & Symbolism
Blue background with the state seal showing a Kansas landscape with sunflowers, buffalo, and wagon. The motto is "Ad Astra per Aspera."
History
Adopted on June 30, 1927. The sunflower was added above the seal in 1961.
Curiosities
"Ad Astra per Aspera" (To the stars through difficulties) is also the title of a movie. Kansas is known as "The Sunflower State."