The official flag of Kansas was
adopted in 1927. It has a blue field, the word
KANSAS, the sunflower, and the state seal of Kansas.
The seal pictures rich Kansas farmland, a farmer
plowing, covered wagons, Native Americans hunting
bison, a rising sun, a steamboat on the water,
34 stars, and the state motto.
Capital: Topeka
Nicknames: Sunflower State;
Jayhawk State
Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To
the stars through difficulties)
Flower: Sunflower (1903)
Kansas was the 34th state in the USA; it became
a state in 1861.
For more information about Kansas click
here.
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