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re: #367 BeachDem

Most recent flag update took place back in 1959, when Hawaii was officially proclaimed the 50th state…As soon as the new flag was announced, the U.S. government probably started making contingency plans for a 51-star flag, according to Repke.

“The cost to make a new flag is no different than the cost of making the current flag,” Repke explained. “We do our star fields by giant embroidery machines that run off software, so we would just have to make some software change … that’s like uploading a digital file. There is no real expense in that.”

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The Institute of Heraldry, which designs US flags, has prepared designs for up to 100 stars.
There are several 51 star designs.

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