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Flag of Portland, Oregon
Flag of Portland, Oregon
General
Adopted: 1969
Designed by: Douglas Lynch
Proportions: 3:5
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The flag of PortlandOregon, is green with a white, gold, and blue stylized spiral-shaped cross.

SymbolismEdit[]

Green symbolizes Oregon’s forests, which surround Portland. The intersecting vertical and horizontal blue stripes represent the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, with the central white star (technically, a “hypocycloid”) signifying Portland at their confluence. The yellow stripes symbolize the harvest of golden yellow grain (Portland is a major exporter of wheat) and the gold of commerce. The white stripes are merely decorative. The offset cross is not intended to resemble a Scandinavian cross. The design inspired the logo of the Port of Portland.
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