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The flag of the U.S. state of Alabama was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama Legislature on February 16, 1895, following the introduction of the bill by its designer, Representative John W. A. Sanford Jr. Its design features a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white. A St. Andrew's cross, a diagonal cross known in vexillology as a saltire, represents the cross on which St. Andrew was crucified.
The Great Seal of the State of Alabama is the state seal of the U.S. state of Alabama.
Alabama is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. Each US state has its own official seal, flag, motto, and a range of state symbols including a state bird, flower, and tree.
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