Below is the official flag of the island of Guam:
In July 1917, Roy Smith, the Naval Governor of Guam at the
current time, approved the design of the Guam flag which was designed by Mrs.
Helen L. Paul. That same year the flag was officially adopted and the Guam
flag would be flown together with the American flag wherever the American flag
was located on the island of Guam. The design of the Guam flag consisted
of a rectangular field of deep blue color with a red border, and having at its
center the Guam coat of arms which was oval-shaped and consisted of a proa, or
sailing canoe, a palm tree, and the cliffline of Two Lover's Point in the
background.
The Guam flag made its first appearance at an industrial fair
in 1917 at the Plaza de Hispana in Hagatna. It was officially accepted by
the Guam Congress in 1950.
Fact: The great typhoon of 1918 left one coconut palm standing at the
mouth of the Hagatna River, recreating the scene on the flag.
Fact: In 1930 the oval design in the center of the Guam flag was
officially made the Great Seal of the Territory of Guam.
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