JULIEN'S
FLAG℠
JULIEN'S FLAG
Dubuque's flag of progress & prosperity.
Iowa’s oldest city has always been a pioneer.
HONORING
OUR HISTORY.
PUSHING
OUR CITY
FORWARD.
SYMBOLISM
5 flags have flown over the City of Dubuque.
Fleur de Lis of France (1673–1763)
Royal Flag of Spain (1763–1803)
Union Jack of Great Britain (1780)
French Republic Flag of Napoleon (1803)
United States of America (1803–Present)
BLUE
Opportunity
WHITE
Well-being
YELLOW
Prosperity
RED
Land & Labor
BLUE
Opportunity
WHITE
Well-being
YELLOW
Prosperity
RED
Land & Labor
SYMBOLISM
THESE ARE THE 4 COMMON COLORS OF THOSE FLAGS.
SYMBOLISM
Fleur De Lis
This Fleur De Lis represents our namesake, Julien Dubuque.
His nickname, La Petit Nuit, means “The Little Night”. The placement on the flag puts our Fleur De Lis in the night sky.
The moon overlooking the City of Dubuque.
SYMBOLISM
Line angles
Iowa was admitted into the Union as the 29th state on December 28, 1846.
The 29° angles of the flag represent this moment, when Iowa become a part of the United States.
29 DEGREES
JULIEN'S FLAG