Editing Flag of Oregon (section)

==Description==
The flag field is navy blue with all lettering and symbols in gold, representing the state colors of Oregon.<ref name=obb>{{cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/almanac/d-h.aspx|title=Oregon Almanac:Flag, State|access-date=2008-05-05|publisher=Oregon Blue Book}}</ref><ref name=Shearer>{{cite book|last=Shearer|first=B.F|author2=Shearer, B.S|year=2002|title=State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide|edition=Third|publisher=Greenwood Press|page=67|isbn=0-313-31534-5}}</ref> On the obverse, the legend ''STATE OF OREGON'' is written above an [[escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]], which also appears in the [[seal of Oregon|Oregon state seal]]. The shield is surrounded by 33&nbsp;stars, representing Oregon's admission to the Union as the 33rd&nbsp;state. Below the shield is written ''1859'', the year in which Oregon became a state.<ref name=obb/>

Oregon's flag is the last remaining state flag in the U.S. in which the obverse and reverse sides have different designs.<ref name=mw/> [[Flag of Paraguay|Paraguay]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9103970/Oregon-flag-of Oregon, flag of]. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on May 6, 2008.</ref> is the only country that still has a two-sided flag. Two-sided flags were previously more common, but have been reduced due to increased costs of manufacturing a flag with two different designs.<ref name=mw/> On the reverse of the flag is a depiction, also in gold, of a [[North American beaver|beaver]], the [[List of U.S. state mammals|state animal]] of Oregon.<ref name=obb/>

For dress or parade use, the flag may feature a gold fringe. For standard use, no fringe is required.<ref name=obb/> The ratio of the flag's width to its length is 3:5.<ref name=fotw2>{{cite web|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us-or.html|title=Oregon Flag|publisher=[[Flags of the World (website)|Flags of the World]]|access-date=2008-05-05}}</ref>

It is one of nine U.S. state flags to feature an eagle, alongside those of [[Flag of Illinois|Illinois]], [[Flag of Iowa|Iowa]], [[Flag of Michigan|Michigan]], [[Flag of Missouri|Missouri]], [[Coat of arms of New York|New York]], [[Flag of North Dakota|North Dakota]], [[Flag of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] and [[Flag of Wyoming|Wyoming]].
{{Clear}}

<gallery class="center" heights="140px" widths="180">
File:Flags-of-usa-and-oregon.jpg|The flags of the [[United States]] and Oregon in [[Portland, Oregon]].
File:Oregon Bicentennial 13c 1976 issue.jpg|The Oregon state flag as depicted in the 1976 bicentennial postage stamp series.
File:Oregon Guardsmen help distribute medical supplies (49775222251).jpg|Oregon Guardsmen with the state flag.
</gallery>