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.

Virginia Texas schools nix lesson over Virginia state flag’s exposed breast. The Roman goddess Virtus has been on the state flag since 1861, but the banner has only featured her bare breast ...

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 ...

virginia and the forts. the flag of the c.s.a. another union speech from gen. scott. honor to a traitor. a strange decision. tea and coffee. the reception mr. ... march 11, 1861.

(The Web site also indicates Virginia officially adopted a state flag in 1861.) It also bears a slight resemblance to a Virginia flag from a past era currently on display in the State Capitol ...

(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 ...