Original: In discrepancy however , the state seal of 1868 depicts a steamboat with a white flag and a red saltire similar to Florida 's current flag or the Cross of Burgundy flag of the Spanish Empire .
Simplified: Behind the Seal , it has a red saltire , which resembles the Spanish Cross of Burgundy flag used in Florida since the early 1500s . The current flag was adopted in in 1900 .