From a shark in a pilgrim hat to the Massachusetts state dinosaur holding a Dunkin’ coffee, Massachusetts residents went all out in hopes of creating the perfect new state flag.

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission was established by the Legislature in 2024 to propose a new seal, flag and motto of the commonwealth. But before they make their official proposal, they wanted to see ideas from the public.

Anyone was able to submit ideas . And after a few months, the commission received more than 1,000 submissions .

The commission then selected 23 seals, 48 flags and 32 mottos to the second round of scoring. There will be multiple public hearings to gather public input. 104

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The commission will then share three flag, seal and motto ideas for public

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