The flag of Minneapolis is the official municipal flag of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
On May 27, 1955, Minneapolis City Council unanimously adopted a new design for its flag. The flag and its symbols were described in the resolution as such: [1]
A royal blue pennant on a white field or background with a white circle on a blue pennant divided by four parts; each of the four parts of the circle containing a blue symbol, i.e., a building symbolizing education and the arts; a cogged wheel and square symbolizing labor and industry; a pilot wheel symbolizing our lakes and rivers and all activities identified with them; a microscope symbolizing research, skilled craftsmanship and progress.
The flag of Minneapolis was designed in 1955 by Louise Sundin as part of a contest. She received a $250 U.S. Savings Bond as her prize. The Minneapolis City Council adopted it as the official flag of the city on May 27, 1955. [1] A 2004 North American Vexillological Association survey of 150 American city flags put Minneapolis' design at 27th place. [2] Gizmodo, however, put the flag on their list of the worst city flags, saying it was "too simple". [3]