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Miami Beach, Florida (U.S.)

image located by Valentin Poposki, 13 May 2009

Flag competition
City seal
Former flag

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Flag Competition

The mayor of Miami Beach has announced a competition for a new flag (click here to view the old flag) which must incorporate the city seal. All design entries must be on 8.5-inch-by-11-inch paper. The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges. Flyers will be available starting Monday at City Hall; the deadline for submissions is March 7, winner to be announced March 19. One must be a resident of Miami beach to compete.
Al Kirsch, 26 January 2003

A photo appeared in today's Miami Herald that appears to show the new flag of Miami Beach in use. From the little we can see it is green, at least in the upper part. Alas, that's all I can say about it at this juncture. The rest of the flag is not visible.
Albert S. Kirsch, 21 April 2005

I had occasion to visit City Hall today and can elaborate. The old flag was blue over yellow (sky over sand?) with the city seal kind of transparent overall. The new flag is little different: apparently the sky is now green. I do not have a photo just yet. The design is green over yellow. The seal remains centered but is white, outlined in black. The palm tree is in green and the lettering in orange.
Albert S. Kirsch, 12 January 2007

On the old flag, the city seal was "transparent", with the lettering etc. in black but with the blue and yellow showing through. On the current flag, the seal is black on white; the colors do not show through.
Albert S. Kirsch, 13 May 2009

I drove downtown on other business today and can confidently report that the flag flying atop the Van Dyke building is yellow over green with the city seal in black (or perhaps color; it was high up) on white, with the background colors not showing through as in your photo (and mine.) The flag is also flying beneath the national flag at city hall. This is all very confusing. Maybe the Van Dyke is flying it upside down! There was a contest a few years back and I have no clue who won or what the design was.
Al Kirsch, 13 May 2009

City Seal

image located by Al Kirsch

Former flag of Miami Beach

image located by Al Kirsch

I guess the yellow and blue represents sand and sky.
Al Kirsch, 11 February 2002

Liliam Hatfield, from the City Clerk's Office sent me information about the flag designer: "The flag was designed by Rose Weiss, "the mother of Miami Beach" and officially presented to Mayor J. N. Lummus March 26, 1915 upon the incorporation of the Town of Miami Beach." It seems that also the new flag can be considered to be her design too, because the flag is not changed, except for the colors. Instead blue over yellow, now it is green over yellow (or orange - as it look like on the photo). All other details are the same. I received two photos - old and new flag.

Valentin Poposki, 13 May 2009