page_title: Flag of El Paso
section_title: First flag
hierarchical_section_title: Flag of El Paso / History / First flag
caption_attribution_description: English: Flag of El Paso, Texas (1948-1960)
context_page_description: The flag of El Paso is the official municipal flag of El Paso, Texas. The current design, an augmentation of El Paso's seal in the center of a dark blue field, has been in place since 1962.
context_section_description: The city first adopted a flag on June 17, 1948. The specification of its design was as follows:
  Now therefore, be it resolved that the official flag of the city of El Paso shall be a light blue field with the seal of the City in gold in or near the center thereof.
  The flag was manufactured in a 5:8 ratio. The manufacturer, however, did not use the official city seal on the flag. They instead used a modified version of Texas' state seal, replacing "THE STATE OF TEXAS" with "THE CITY OF EL PASO". This emblem was used often on city documents, officially known as the city crest prior to the adoption of the flag. It wasn't until 1960 when the Girl Scouts noticed this discrepancy, as they were looking to embroider a new flag. It appears that the crest used on the flag is now the current seal of El Paso. With the adoption of a new flag 2 years later the issue was noticed, the first flag of El Paso was technically never used.
caption: First flag of El Paso, using the correct seal in the center
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