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Customer Service Catalog Request American Flag Etiquette Product Index View Cart/Checkout » Custom Flags, Banners & Signs » US Flags - Nylon » US Flags - Polyester » US Flags - Cotton » US Flags - Interment » Indoor/Parade Flag Sets & Poles » State & Territory Flags - Nylon » State & Territory Flags - Polyester » Military Service Flags » US Government Agency Flags » Nautical Flags & Pennants » Religious Flags » Residential Flagpoles » Fiberglass Flagpoles » Historic Flags, Bunting, Books » International Flags » Texas State Flags » Government Buyers » Flag Construction Facts » American Flag Etiquette » History of the Stars & Stripes » Speaking Engagements » Visit our Newest Location! Epic Flags is a Proud Member of the Better Business Bureau Click the BBB logo below to view our information on file with the Better Business Bureau. Home > US Government Agency Flags > Vice Presidential Flag, United States, 4'-4" X 5'-6", Embroidered Vice Presidential Flag, United States, 4'-4" X 5'-6", Embroidered, Rayon Vice Presidential Flag, United States, 4'-4" X 5'-6" Official Flag of the Vice President of the United States. Official size, fully embroidered, Rayon. Skillfully hand sewn. With Pole Hem and Fringe. Made in USA. Photo of actual finished flag. Authorized purchases only. Flag History: Although Navy signal books and regulations since the time of the Civil War had variously provided for the use of the national ensign or jack, flown at the fore, to signify the presence of the Vice President, there was no distinctive flag for his use until 1915. In March of that year, a New York Times story reported that he would be given a flag showing a "bluebird" on a white field--apparently a reference to a blue eagle bearing the national arms--for Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall's voyage to San Francisco aboard USS Colorado. Colorado's log for March 22 reports the hoisting of the Vice President's flag, which is preserved today at the Dan Quayle Vice Presidential Museum in Indiana. Contrary to the New York Times description, however, the eagle is not blue but in the same natural colors used for the Presidential flag at the time. It was not until 1936 that a Vice President's flag was made official with the issuance of Executive Order 7285. This flag was essentially that of the President with the colors reversed, which is still the basic principle of the current flag, promulgated by Executive Order 11884 of October 7, 1975. The 1975 flag is white with almost the same coat of arms shown on the President's flag, although slightly larger. (The chief of the shield is dark blue instead of light blue and the scroll and stars above the eagle's head are light gray.) There are four dark blue stars in the corners. When displayed indoors or on parade, the Vice President's flag is 52 by 66 inches, trimmed with blue and white fringe, cord, and tassels, and the staff is topped by the same eagle used by the President. In a boat, the flagstaff ornament for the Vice President is a spread eagle. Vice Presidential Flag, United States, 4'-4" X 5'-6", Embroidered VPE Related Products Vice Presidential Flag, United States, 4'-4" X 5'-6", Embroidered | Department of Transportation Agency Flag | Dept. of Veterans Affairs Indoor Flag 4' 4" X 5' 6" < Return To Previous Page      ^ Return to Top of Page We Accept:          [Customer Service] [Contact Us] [Catalog Request] [View Flag Index] [View Cart/Checkout] [Main Page] Epic Flags offers High Quality American Flags, Flags for the 50 States, Flag Sets for Parades, Armed Services Flags, UN Member Flags, Religious Flags, Flag Poles and more. All world rights reserved ©2002-2008 Unauthorized duplication is unlawful. [Privacy Policy] [Security Policy]