San Diego, California (U.S.)

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by Antonio Martins, 31 August 2000

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• State of California

Vertical triband of dark red, white and dark yellow; centered on the white stripe the state seal, and arched below it the date "1542" (the year explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo first entered San Diego Bay and claimed the area for Spain). The seal shows, on a light blue background, a coat of arms like emblem that may be blazoned as per fess, azure and sable, on the I a ship or rigged gules, on the II an orange tree proper between two (what? cornucopias?), and bellow a fess gules marginated in point buy a fesslet vert; as supporters, the columns of Hercules; as crest, a church bell porch; in lieu of motto scroll, two rococo ornaments. Around the edge of the shield, in golden letters on white, the inscription "The City of San Diego - State of California" pointing up, and in white letters on golden, pointing down, "Semper vigilans" (always on the watch).

Ratio: 2:3. Diameter of the seal: 1/3rd of the flag's height; height of the letters, approx. 1/16th.