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![[Flag of Hialeah, Florida]](../images/u/us-flhia-l.gif)
2:3 image(s) by permission of David B. Martucci
image(s) from American City Flags,
Raven
9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association,
which retains copyright.
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Text and image(s) from American City Flags, Raven 9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright. Image(s) from American City Flags by permission of David B. Martucci.
Hialeah’s flag has a white field of 2 units by 3, with the city
seal in the center .8 units in diameter. Curved above the seal and extending
from near the hoist to near the fly is CITY OF HIALEAH in
blue letters one-fourth of a unit high. Below the seal, in similar letters,
but centered and horizontal, is FLORIDA, also in blue. The seal is
edged in yellow. Concentric to this circle is a smaller one composed of
blue beads. Between the two circles, on a white background, • SEAL •
CITY OF HIALEAH • 1925 • curves clockwise above and INCORPORATED
curves counter-clockwise below, all in blue. The seal’s center
shows Chief Tiger Tail in ceremonial dress, standing slightly to the
fly side of the seal, facing the viewer, and pointing toward the hoist with
his right arm. The chief is barefoot and wears a full long-sleeved robe
that comes down to his calves, suggesting the famous coat-of-many-colors
of the Biblical Joseph, with horizontal stripes of red, yellow, green,
white, and purple. There is a button row down the front of the top half
of his robe, and a white collar at his neck. Four palm fronds frame the
chief, two on either side. He stands on a field of lush grass, and behind
him dawn is breaking into a blue sky. Two pink flamingos, facing the
fly, stand in the background under the chief ’s right arm.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
The flag was altered when the seal was changed in
late 2001. The flag is a revision of an earlier design.
Flag adopted: 2001 (official status uncertain).
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
City hall personnel.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003
![[Seal in Flag of Hialeah, Florida]](../images/u/us)fl-hia.gif)
image provided by City of Hialeah, 29 October 2008
![[Variant flag of Hialeah, Florida]](../images/u/us-flhi2.gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 March 2008
The flag also appears without the name of the city above the seal and the state below it.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 March 2008
The flag has two current versions that appear to overlap in time and place
used.
One version uses the seal and the city and state names:
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Another version uses only the
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Masao Okazaki, 5 June 2024
![[Variant flag of Hialeah, Florida]](../images/u/us-flhiao-l.gif)
2:3 image(s) by permission of David B. Martucci
image(s) from American City Flags,
Raven
9-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association,
which retains copyright.
The original seal was designed in 1925. By 2001, it was thought to be too colorless, so it was reworked to give it a more interesting appearance.
The first flag
of Hialeah was designed in 1960 by
Phyllis Adams, a city employee. It is
similar to the current flag except that
the seal is entirely in blue and shows
only Chief Tiger Tail without the
palm fronds, sunrise, or flamingos.
Above the seal, also blue, is CITY OF HIALEAH, with “OF” much
smaller than the rest. Below in blue letters about half the size of the
words above is HIALEAH, FLORIDA, such that the city’s name appears
three times on the flag.
John M. Purcell, American City Flags,
Raven
9-10,
2002-2003