Connecticut's official state
flag was adopted in 1897. It features a gold-
and silver-rimmed shield picturing three grapevines.
On a gold- and brown-rimmed white ribbon under
the shield is the state's motto. The grapevines
represent the early English settlers and their
settlements.
Capital: Hartford
Nickname: Constitution State
(official, 1959); Nutmeg State
Motto: Qui transtulit sustinet
(He who transplanted still sustains)
Flower: Mountain Laurel (1907)
Connecticut was the 5th state in the USA; it
was admitted in 1788.
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