United States
Red and white stripes with a blue canton of stars.
History and symbolism
Thirteen stripes honor the founding colonies around a canton of 50 stars, one for each state, grown from the 13 of the first flag act of 1777. The 50 star layout submitted by student Robert Heft dates to 1960.
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