Flag of Reno, Nevada
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The flag of Reno, Nevada, consists of a circle which contains a grey, dark blue and blue stripe surmounted by a dark blue mountain topped with an orange sunset the whole in a dark blue background accompanied an eight-pointed star in the top left corner. A 10-year-old designed the original flag in 1960 but was never adopted officially in a city ordinance.
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| Use | Civil flag    |
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| Proportion | 3:5 |
| Adopted | April 25, 2018 |
| Design | A circle which contains a silver, dark blue and blue stripe surmounted by a dark blue mountain topped in gold the whole in a dark blue background accompanied an eight-pointed star in the top left corner. |
| Designed by | Tucker Stosic |
Design
The blue background represents the state of Nevada, of which Reno is part. The bottom of the circle, which is of a silver color, symbolizes the mining in the area and the bright blue is for Truckee River which is a tourist attraction as well as a natural resource provider. Surmounting it are the Sierra Nevada mountains whom, like Lake Tahoe, are a tourist attraction and a natural resource provider. The gold surmounting it all evokes the Nevada desert. The eight-pointed star at the top left corner is the one on the Reno arch.[1]
History
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The original flag was designed by a 10 year old in 1960 and consisted of a deep blue background, a white Nevada with a star in the vicinity of Reno on the left and all caps "RENO" on the right.[2] It was criticized for being too simple and was never officially adopted by the city.[3][4] It was adopted via a community contest. A citizen committee selected the best design out of the 73 entries which were submitted. The winner was Robert Dressler, a 5th grader at Orvis Ring School in Reno. The design was a good community banner, however it was not a very popular symbol among inhabitants of the city.[5] In 2018, a flag contest was held in which 1,000 comments and 51,000 votes were submitted and 13 finalists were chosen.[6][7] And of these 13 five were selected. Stosic's design was adopted unanimously.[8] The Reno Arts and Culture Commission showed the results from the online vote for a new city flag and it was unveiled at a Reno Aces game on May 9 to honor the city's 150th birthday.[9][10] Since then, it received an A-grade and was rated number 2 of over 300 flags reviewed in the 2022 North American Vexillological Association survey, behind the Flag of Tulsa and ahead of Salem, Oregon.[11]
Similarity with Milwaukee People's flag
In 2018, an article by newscaster Tom Durian of WTMJ Channel 4 claimed that Reno's flag, which at that time had recently been adopted, was very similar to the Milwaukee People's flag.[12] Mike Higdon of the Reno Gazette-Journal posted an article afterwards titled: "No, Milwaukee, Reno didn't steal your flag design because ours is better ;)" saying it was only a coincidence.[13] In defence of WTMJ, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted an article titled: "It's OK Reno, Nev., your new flag design looks good, just like the Milwaukee People's Flag" explaining how it might be a coincidence, but if it wasn't, it was just because the Milwaukee People's flag was just that good.[14] After this short dispute, many articles were posted in defense of Milwaukee or Reno.