State Flag of Iowa Ceramic Ornament

This design features the state flag of Iowa, which is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River & Big Sioux River to the west. It has borders with six other states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north. The state is sometimes known as the "Hawkeye State". The state flag of Iowa is a vertical tricolor of blue, white, and red, reflecting the U.S. state of Iowa's history as part of the French Louisiana Territory. There is an image of a bald eagle holding a long ribbon that reads, "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain", derived from the Seal of Iowa. The capital city of Iowa is Des Moines. Other major cities in Iowa include Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa City, Ankeny, Waterloo, Ames, Council Bluffs, Dubuque, Urbandale, Cedar Falls, Marion and Bettendorf.