Alternate US Flags: Tennessee

The central emblem of the flag consists of three stars within a circle which represent Tennessee's three regions (Western, Central and Eastern) and the unity of the state. The diagonal red band recalls Tennessee's 1897-1905 flag and recall's the state's parallelogram-like shape and well as subtly echoing the flag of the Confederacy. The band is surrounded by sixteen stars as Tennessee was the sixteenth state to join the Union. The flag also uses the red, white and blue colours of the United States flag.