Virginia is the only U.S. state that hoists a flag bearing the image of a woman's bare breast. The reason for this has everything to do with the evolution and changing appearance of the state's seal.

The seal of the Virginia state flag depicts the figure of virtue—often referred to as the Roman goddess Virtus—standing triumphantly onto a defeated king.

Virtus has graced the state seal since 1776 and the state flag since 1861. She was at first fully clothed, but in 1901, officials ordered her left breast exposed to clearly show her as female, per ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/WWBT) - “The Great Seal of Virginia” was adopted July 5, 1776. Its look was very close to what’s on the Virginia state flag today. The theme of the seal, according to the ...

Virginia’s flag and state seal feature Virtus, the Roman goddess of virtue, whose name suggests a buttoned-down gal but whose toga tells another story — draped so low on her left that one ...

The state seal of Virginia depicts a woman, roman goddess Virtus, with one breast showing and dressed as a warrior. She is standing over a figure “Tyranny” who has a fallen crown near his head.

Virginia's state flag removed from Lamar CISD database over breast The district reportedly made the move in November 2024. By Timothy Malcolm , Weekend Editor April 19, 2025 ...

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in memory and respect of the 17th anniversary of the tragic Virginia Tech shooting that claimed the lives of 32 people.

(Tribune News Service) — There’s one state flag with a nipple. Virginia is the only state in the union boasting a flag bearing the image of a bare-breasted woman, her drooping toga exposing ...