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image(s) from American City Flags,
Raven
9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association,
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Text and image(s) from American City Flags, Raven 9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright. Image(s) from American City Flags by permission of David B. Martucci.
The flag of Columbia has a dark blue field. In its center is
the city’s seal with a diameter of 3 units on a field of 6:9. The seal has
two concentric yellow circles around its outer circumference, one inside
the other, forming a ring with a dark blue field. CITY of COLUMBIA
S.C. curves clockwise over the top and JUSTITIA VIRTUTUM
REGINA curves below, counterclockwise, all in white. In the center of
the seal, facing outward, is a female figure, Justice. Blindfolded, she
holds the scales of justice in her left hand, which is slightly raised; in
her right hand she holds an unsheathed sword, point on the ground.
Her gown is white, with a brown lining visible at her feet and in the
drape on her left side. She stands on yellow ground, the background
behind her is sky blue. In the field curving on either side of the seal are
a stalk of corn on the hoist side and a cotton plant on the fly side. The
corn plant has green leaves, two yellow ears of corn with brown tassels,
and a third ear of corn at the top with only the brown tassel. The
cotton plant has green leaves, a brown stem, and four white cotton
tufts. Both plants are large, and occupy about 4.5 units of the field, top
to bottom.
John M Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
A contest was held, with a $25 prize going to the
winner.
Flag adopted: 1912 (official).
John M Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
A local schoolteacher, whose name has been lost in official
records.
John M Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
In addition to the city flag on a dark blue background, there appear to be a couple of other variants. A light blue version is visible in the mayor's office:
media.thestate.com/smedia/2013/08/16/17/45/7FhUz.AuSt.74.jpeg
www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com/images/stories/apr_may_09/jul_aug11/Mayor_in_office.jpg
media.thestate.com/smedia/2014/06/25/20/10/wvj9O.AuSt.74.jpeg
www.seanrayford.com/img/s8/v15/p1149358736-11.jpg
There also appears to be a logo flag, on a gray background: 2.bp.blogspot.com/-TPngKXmSL1c/UE4PzYfIT9I/AAAAAAAAAlI/7jYFGTTKM1Y/s1600/IMG_7176.JPG which uses this logo: www.free-times.com/archives/images/23_30/famously_hot_logo.jpg
Dave Fowler, 5 July 2014
image located by Randy Young, 7 July 2014
Several glimpses of the Columbia Police Department's flag can be seen in the photo stream of the department's Facebook page.
The Columbia Police Department flag features the department's shoulder patch centered on a navy blue field. The flag in many of the photos has a gold fringe when displayed indoors.
Randy Young, 7 July 2014