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The previous flag,simplified through omission of the white circles in the cross. The cross represents the historical link to England as one of its former colonies. It is shown in black on a white field because black and white are the family colors of the state's founder, William Penn. In the upper left hand quadrant (the so-called position of honor) is the state's symbol, the keystone, shown in the state's colors. Though the nickname "The Keystone State" cannot be traced to a specific individual, the nickname stuck because of the role Pennsylvania helped to play in forging a union out of 13 oftentimes fractious colonies with dissimilar economic and political interests. Because of its geographical location, and because its industry and agriculture bore similarities with both southern and northern colonies, Pennsylvania was uniquely positioned to play the role of the keystone that held the fledgling union together. In an analogous manner, in this flag, the disunity of the starkly contrasting alternating quadrants is brought into visual union and harmony by a keystone comprised of equal parts of blue and yellow.

Description
The previous flag,simplified through omission of the white circles in the cross. The cross represents the historical link to England as one of its former colonies. It is shown in black on a white field because black and white are the family colors of the state's founder, William Penn. In the upper left hand quadrant (the so-called position of honor) is the state's symbol, the keystone, shown in the state's colors. Though the nickname "The Keystone State" cannot be traced to a specific individual, the nickname stuck because of the role Pennsylvania helped to play in forging a union out of 13 oftentimes fractious colonies with dissimilar economic and political interests. Because of its geographical location, and because its industry and agriculture bore similarities with both southern and northern colonies, Pennsylvania was uniquely positioned to play the role of the keystone that held the fledgling union together. In an analogous manner, in this flag, the disunity of the starkly contrasting alternating quadrants is brought into visual union and harmony by a keystone comprised of equal parts of blue and yellow.