Maryland's Flag

Maryland's flag is awesome. Admit it. That's right.

It's based on the heraldic banner of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. The black and gold is the coat of arms of the Calvert family and the red and white is the Crossland (Calvert's mother) coat of arms.

Ready for some craziness, though? This design also shows up in the coat of arms of Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada:

This happened because Ferryland was given to George Calvert in 1620, so of course he painted his logos all over it.