<P> The flag of the state of Michigan depicts the state's coat of arms on a dark blue field, as set forth by Michigan state law . (The Governor has a variant of the flag with a white instead of blue field .) The state has an official flag month from June 14 through July 14 . </P> <P> The state coat of arms depicts a light blue shield, upon which the sun rises over a lake and peninsula, and a man with a raised hand representing peace and holding a long gun representing the fight for state and nation as a frontier state . </P> <P> As supporters, the elk and moose are derived from the Hudson's Bay Company coat of arms, and depict great animals of Michigan . The bald eagle represents the United States which formed the state of Michigan from the Northwest Territory . </P> <P> The design features three Latin mottos . From top - to - bottom they are: </P>

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