<Tr> <Th> Adopted </Th> <Td> November 1, 1897; 120 years ago (1897 - 11 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Gold anchor, surrounded by 13 gold stars, on a field of white . A blue ribbon below the anchor contains the text "hope". </Td> </Tr> <P> The flag of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is white and consists of a gold anchor in the center (a symbol for hope) surrounded by thirteen gold stars (for the original 13 colonies and Rhode Island's status as the 13th state to ratify the Constitution). A blue ribbon below the anchor bears the state's motto in gold: "HOPE ." The flag is frequently depicted with golden fringe around the edges of the flag . </P> <P> The present flag of the state of Rhode Island was formally adopted in 1897 . As early as the 1640s, the anchor and "hope" were found on the Rhode Island Seal, and the seal's words and emblems were likely inspired by the biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul," found in Hebrews, Verse 6: 18 - 19 . Rhode Island's earliest colonists were fleeing persecution in Massachusetts due to their religious beliefs . </P>

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