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Flag of Reno, Nevada

Use	Civil flag
Adopted	2018
Design	A circle which contains a silver, dark blue and blue stripe surmounted by a dark blue mountain topped in gold the whole in a dark blue background accompanied a eight-pointed star in the top left corner.
Designed by	Tucker Stosic

The flag of Reno, Nevada consists of a circle which contains a grey, dark blue and blue stripe surmounted by a dark blue mountain topped with a orange sunset the whole in a dark blue background accompanied a eight-pointed star in the top left corner. The original flag was designed by a 10 year old in 1960 but was never adopted officially in a city ordinance. In the 2004 North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) survey, it was not present as it was not official.

Design

The blue background represents the state of Nevada, to which Reno is part of. The bottom of the circle, which is of a silver colour, symbolizes the mining in the area and the bright blue is for Truckee River which is a tourist attraction as well as a natural resource provider. Surmounting it are the Sierra Nevada mountains whom, like Lake Tahoe, are a tourist attraction and a natural resource provider. The gold surmounting it all evokes the Nevada desert. The eight-pointed star at the top left corner is the one on the Reno arch.

History

The original flag was designed by a 10 year old in 1960 and consisted of a deep blue background, a white Nevada with a star in the vicinity of Reno on the left and all caps "RENO" on the right. It was criticized for being to simple and was never officially adopted by the city. It was adopted via a community contest. A citizen committee selected the best design out of the 73 entries which were submitted. The winner was Robert Dressler, a 5th grader at Orvis Ring School in Reno. The design was a good community banner, however it was not a very popular symbol among inhabitants of the city. One of the reasons it failed amidst the population was its violation of the rules of flag design based on the North American Vexillological Association. In 2018, a flag contest was held in which 13 finalists were chosen. And of these 13 five were selected. Stosic's design was adopted unanimously.

Similarity with Milwaukee People's flag

In 2018, an article by newscaster Tom Durian of WTMJ Channel 4 claimed that Reno's flag, which at that time had recently been adopted, was very similar to the Milwaukee People's flag. The Reno Gazette-Journal retaliated with an article titled: ''No, Milwaukee, Reno didn't steal your flag design because ours is better ;)" saying that it was only a coincidence. In defence of WTMJ, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted an article titled: "It's OK Reno, Nev., your new flag design looks good, just like the Milwaukee People's Flag" explaining how it might be a coincidence, but if it wasn't, it was just because the Milwaukee People's flag was just that good. After this short dispute, many articles were posted in defence of Milwaukee or Reno.

Notes

1. The principles are: Keep it simple; use meaningful symbolism; use 2 or 3 basic colors; no lettering or seals; be distinctive or be related. These are the basic rules of flag design, and a flag can violate one or two rules for a good reason.

References

1. ^ "Reno Flag". City of Reno. 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. Higdon, Mike (November 14, 2017). "It's finally time to replace the terrible Reno flag (you didn't know we had)". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. Walker, Alissa (September 2, 2015). "Are These The Ugliest City Flags on Earth?". Gizmodo. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. "Reno City Council chooses new official flag". KOLO-TV. March 19, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. Higdon, Mike (March 19, 2018). "You can help pick Reno's next city flag". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. Higdon, Mike (March 19, 2018). "You can help pick Reno's next city flag". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. Higdon, Mike (April 25, 2024). "Reno City Council officially adopts a city flag for the first time ever". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. Durian, Tom (April 25, 2018). "Reno's new flag looks suspiciously like the Milwaukee People's Flag". WTMJ-TV. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. Higdon, Mike (April 26, 2018). "No, Milwaukee, Reno didn't steal your flag design because ours is better ;)". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
10. Seyler, Lainey (April 26, 2018). "It's OK Reno, Nev., your new flag design looks good, just like the Milwaukee People's Flag". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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