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Flag of South Carolina

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South Carolina

United States, South Carolina

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Adopted: 1861

The flag features a blue field with a white palmetto tree and a white crescent moon in the upper hoist corner.

Flag fun fact: The crescent and palmetto symbolize South Carolina's role in the American Revolution and its natural heritage, with the palmetto tree representing the state's coastal defense during the Revolutionary War.

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Flag family: United States state flags

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Parent country:Flag of United StatesUnited States

Government type: State

Capital city: Columbia

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