Flag of California
| Bear Flag | |
| Use | Civil and state flag, state ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | February 3, 1911 (original version) June 14, 1953 (standardized version) |
| Design | On a white field, a red star in the upper-left, a red stripe along the bottom, the words 'California Republic' above the stripe, and in the center a dark brown California grizzly walking left on a green grass plat. |
| Designed by | Donald Graeme Kelley, based on flag flown during the Bear Flag Revolt |
The flag of California, known as the Bear Flag, is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag. A predecessor, called the Lone Star Flag, was used in an 1836 independence movement; the red star element from that flag appears in the Bear Flag of today.