![[Flag of Lansing, Michigan]](../images/u/us-milan-l.gif)
2:3 image(s) by permission of David B. Martucciimage(s) from American City Flags, Raven 9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright.
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2:3 image(s) by permission of David B. Martucci
image(s) from American City Flags,
Raven 9-10 (2002-2003),
courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright.
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Text and image(s) from American City Flags, Raven 9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright. Image(s) from American City Flags by permission of David B. Martucci.
Lansing's flag is white with the city seal in the center. On a
field of 12 by 18 units, the seal is 9 units in diameter. Immediately
within its outer circumference is another circle of 7 units, thus forming
a ring around the central device. Curved and centered over the top in
black is LANSING, and curved and centered below is MICHIGAN,
also in black. The central device depicts the dome of the state capitol,
the hoist side in white with black detail, and the fly half black with
white detail. Behind the dome is a deep orange sun, whose rays stretch
to the circle's edge against a purple sky. Green trees flank the dome on
either side, and in front of the capitol flows the Grand River, shown
smaller at the hoist and growing gradually larger as it undulates toward
the fly.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
Mayor David Hollister charged the Lansing Image
Task Force with developing a plan to improve the city's image.
Among its recommendations was the adoption of a new city seal and
flag.
Adopted: 17 October 1994 (official)
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
Unknown.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
![[Flag of Lansing, Michigan]](../images/u/us-milan-v.gif)
image by CyberFlag, 13 July 2003
This variant of the flag uses a different color palette.
CyberFlag, 13 July 2003
![[Flag of Lansing, Michigan]](../images/u/us-milan69.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 31 July 2014
The city's first flag
was made in 1969. It consists of a dark
blue field with the then-current city seal
(which had been in use for more than
100 years) in the center. That seal also
has an outer ring, but the edges of that
ring are shown as beveled, in gold. In
block gold letters curved and centered
over the top of the ring is CITY OF
LANSING, and below, MICHIGAN.
Separating the upper and lower words is a gold star on either side at
about 4 and 8 o'clock. The central device shows a brown log cabin with
smoke rising from its chimney at the hoist side into a blue sky. In the
center is a woodsman, felling a bare brown tree. Behind the tree, on the
fly side, is an orange sun on the horizon. The base of the image is green,
depicting grass.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
![[Flag of Lansing, Michigan]](../images/u/us-milan69y.gif)
image by Rob Raeside, 31 July 2014
It's a bit ambiguous in the written description what the ring colour is - it was probably the field colour of the flag, but might be yellow. I attach a possible arrangement.
Rob Raeside, 31 July 2014
![[Municipal seal]](../images/u/us-milan).gif)
image located by Paul Bassinson, 9 September 2019
Source:
https://www.wkar.org
Paul Bassinson,
9 September 2019
![[Police Department]](../images/u/us-milan-pol.jpg)
image located by Paul Bassinson, 13 March 2021
Images of the flag of the Lansing Police Department can be obtained from:
https://www.facebook.com/lansingpolicedepartment/photos/3664526053603594 and
https://www.facebook.com/lansingpolicedepartment/photos/3489666364422898
respectively
Paul Bassinson, 13 March 2021
