Connecticut's official state flag was adopted in 1897. The flag
features a gold- and silver-rimmed shield picturing three grapevines. On a gold-
and brown-rimmed white ribbon under the shield is the state's motto, "QUI
TRANSTULIT SUSTINET," which means "He Who is Transplanted Still Sustains." The
grapevines represent the early English settlers (and their settlements) in
Connecticut.
Connecticut was the 5th state in the USA; it became a state in 1788.
