Connecticut State Flag Connecticut Flag Available in Nylon or Poly Connecticut: Hartford is the Capital of Connecticut Connecticut is home to the Coast Guard Academy as well as Yale University. The Connecticut Flag features heavy duty brass grommets and durable canvas heading. Our high grade 200 denier nylon Connecticut State Flag is made of long lasting durable nylon. This flag flies well in a slight breeze and is sturdy enough to last. This is our most popular flag material. Our Heavy Duty Poly-Max Connecticut State Flag is a commercial grade flag. It is our long lasting material available and is the flag you need in high wind areas. The added weight of this flag means it does not move as much in a slight breeze but its durability is below none. Use this flag for your commercial application or if you want the heavier weighted flag. History of the Connecticut State Flag The Connecticut State Flag is inspired by a memorial from the Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the daughters of the American Revolution, Governor O. Vincent Coffin, on May 29, 1895, introduced to the General Assembly the first proposal for the adoption of a State Flag. The official flag was adopted in 1987 by the General Assembly. They also prepared an official description, "Five feet, six inches in length and four feet, four inches in width, of azure blue silk, with the armorial bearings in argent white silk with the design in natural colors and border of the shield embroidered in gold and silver. Below the shield there is a white streamer, cleft at each end, bordered in gold and browns, the streamer bearing in dark blue the motto “Qui Transtulit Sustinet.”" Qui Transtulit Sustinet is a motto that translates to "He who translated still sustains." Read more about the Connecticut State Flag at Connecticut History
