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{{Short description|Flag of the U.S. state of Wyoming}}
{{Infobox flag
▲ | Image = Flag of Wyoming.svg
▲ | Nickname =
| Symbol = {{FIAV|110000}}{{FIAV|normal}}{{FIAV|Mirror}}
▲ | Use = 110000
▲ | Proportion = 7:10
| Design = A dark blue field bordered by white and red; in the centre is the white silhouette of a [[bison]] bearing the state seal.
▲ | Adoption = {{Start date and age|1917|1|31|mf=y}}
▲ | Designer =
}}
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==History==
[[File:Wyoming State Flag.jpg|thumb|upright|left|State of Wyoming flag flying under the [[Flag of the United States|United States flag]].]]
In 1916 the Wyoming [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] (DAR) ran a contest inviting the public to submit possible designs for a Wyoming [[flag]]. A prize of $20 ({{inflation|US|20|1916|fmt=eq}}){{inflation/fn|US}} was offered to the winner, and the DAR received a total of 37 entries. They chose a drawing by Verna Keays, a recent graduate of the [[Art Institute of Chicago]]. On January 31, 1917, Governor [[Robert D. Carey]] signed the state flag bill into law and the bison flag was officially adopted.
DAR regent [[Grace Raymond Hebard]], a professor at the [[University of Wyoming]]
It is one of nine U.S. state flags to feature an eagle, alongside those of [[Flag of Illinois|Illinois]], [[Flag of Iowa|Iowa]], [[Flag of Michigan|Michigan]], [[Flag of Missouri|Missouri]], [[Coat of arms of New York|New York]], [[Flag of North Dakota|North Dakota]], [[Flag of Oregon|Oregon]] and [[Flag of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]].
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Znamierowski2006">{{cite book |last=Znamierowski
}}
==External links==
*{{FOTW|id=us-wy|title=Wyoming (U.S.)}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTpZBi6JnpE&list=PL-tu1e4vP47lo-TYzTwIx-ZncOrYEkNlE&index=3 Rebecca Keays on Verna Keays Keyes & State Flag Design, Women of Wyoming, Then & Now], Wyoming Historical Society
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[[Category:1917 establishments in Wyoming]]
[[Category:Flags displaying animals|Wyoming]]
[[Category:Flags with blue, red and white]]
[[Category:Daughters of the American Revolution]]
[[Category:Flags adopted through competition]]
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