St. Louis

The flag of St. Louis, Missouri, is a red background with blue wavy lines fimbriated in white connecting to a yellow disc with a blue fleur-de-lis.
== Symbolism ==
The white and blue wavy bars symbolizes the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The blue fleur-de-lis symbolizes the French background of the early City and more particularly to St. Louis of France for whom the City is named. The golden disk represents the City and/or the Louisiana Purchase. The flag's colors recall those of Spain, Bourbon, Napoleonic and Republican France, and the United States of America.
== 2004 NAVA survey ==
The flag scored 8.56 on the 2004 NAVA survey, behind Phoenix, and ahead of Wichita, and it was ranked as the 5th best flag.
== Flag Colors ==
Color	Color Name	HEX 	Color of
 	Red 	#c70f2d	Background
 	White 	#ffffff	The outer sides of the waves
 	Dark Blue 	#012572	The inner part of the wavesThe fleur-de-lis
 	Yellow 	#f4dc0e	Circle
== Former flag (1946-1964) ==
The former flag of Saint Louis is a tricolor of red, white, and blue, with white four white stars on all of the flag's corners, and a blue shield with a silhouetted depiction of Saint-Louis holding a cross on horseback, with a white fleur-de-lis on the bottom of the shield. The flag was designed by Edward A. Krondl on 1916, and was only made official in 1946.
===Symbolism===
The four stars represent St. Louis’s rank as the fourth largest city in the United States in 1916.
===Controversy===
The flag was controversial due to its' figure being too inappropriate for a flag, which sparked a massive sentiment which would spur the adoption of the flag.
Category:United States Cities
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Category:Missouri
Category:2004 NAVA City Flag Survey
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