Having three vertical stripes blue, white and red the Iowa flag resembles the flag of France which is symbolic of the Louisiana purchase from France to the U.S. which Iowa was a part of.

The official Iowa state flag was adopted in 1921 and originated as a design by Mrs. Dixie Gebhardt, of The Daughters of the American Revolution of Iowa.

On the white stripe is a bald eagle carrying a blue ribbon streamer in its beak. The state motto " Our Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain" is written on the streamer. The name of the state is boldly printed in red letters beneath the image.