Carrot Top

The state flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center a white star with the letter N on the left and the letter C on the right of the star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription “May 20th, 1775″, and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: “April 12th, 1776″.