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The oval is quartered, and is bordered by yellow. In the NW quadrant is a
white map of Missouri on blue. There is a yellow star marking the location of
Republic. In the NE quadrant is a white hand on red. In the SE quadrant is a
black silhouette of a nuclear family [Parents plus son and daughter] on green.
Source: Albert Kirsch
Mason Kaye, 3 July 2004
The City of Republic, Missouri, lost a court case (July 9, 1999) on the
grounds that the fish symbol (ichthus) suggested that Christianity was the only
religion endorsed by the citizens of Republic. The current seal shows only a
white third quarter with no device. This image shows the old seal, which in the
SW quadrant bore the Christian symbol of a fish on white. The
flag of the city is a horizontal tribar, red, white, blue (from the top), with
proportions of 1:1.5:1. On the red stripe in white capitals is centered
REPUBLIC; the seal is centered on the white stripe; and in white letters
centered on the blue stripe is "Growing With The Ozarks", the city motto. See
"U.S. Civic Flags in Conflict with the Courts," FLAGS FROM SEA TO SEA (The
Proceedings of the XVIII International Congress of Vexillology, Victoria, B.C.,
Canada, July, 1999): A45-A51.
John Purcell