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The current flag looks like this, which obviously needs changing: SoB Minnesota flag

There is a commission tasked with proposing a new design. A news article about it is available here: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-house-bill-moves-forward-commission-to-redesign-state-flag-and-seal/

The top proposal, called "The North Star Flag", seems to be a popular favorite.

I gathered these proposals from these two sites: https://newmnflag.org/designs https://vexillology.fandom.com/wiki/Minnesota

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[โ€“] Jaettehjort 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Minnesota does have an unusually large population with Nordic ancestry. I guess that is the reason for the Nordic cross designs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_and_Scandinavian_Americans

[โ€“] HerbalGamer 1 points 1 year ago

I cannot see the name Minnesota without hearing the Norwegian family from the start of Deadwood: "We're going hooome, too Minnesooootaaaahh"