Adopted in 1925. Oklahoma became the 46th state in 1907. The present Oklahoma State Flag adopted by the State Legislature in 1925, is Oklahoma's 14th flag. The flag shows a sky blue field with a central device: an Indian war shield of tan buckskin showing small crosses on the face -- the Indian design for stars -- and seven eagle feathers pendent for the edge of the shield. An Indian peace pipe (calumet) with a pipestone bowl and a tassel at the end of the pipestem lies on the shield; above the Indian peace pipe is an olive branch, the white man's emblem of peace. Underneath the shield or design in white letters is the word "OKLAHOMA" (ref: state.ok.us, Oklahoma State Icons).