• Year First Flown: 1917
• Designed By: Paul Hadley
• Design: A dark blue flag with a gold torch that is surrounded by 19 gold, five-point stars. The word "Indiana" is written above the torch.
• Meaning: The torch on the flag represents liberty and enlightenment. The torch's flames symbolize its far-reaching influence. The outer circle of 13 stars represents the original 13 U.S. colonies, while the inner half-circle of five stars symbolizes the next five states to join the Union. The larger star that is above the torch signifies Indiana as the 19th state to join the Union.

Indiana joined the United States Union as the 19th state on December 11th, 1816. 100 years later, in 1916, it was decided that an official state flag would be designed to celebrate the state's Centennial. The Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the competition at the behest of the Indiana General Assembly. Over two hundred designs were submitted to the contest, but it was Paul Hadley's design that won the competition. The flag was officially adopted by the Indiana General Assembly on May 31st, 1917.

The flaming torch of the Indiana state flag is meant to represent "liberty and enlightenment", similar to the torch that Lady Liberty (The Statue of Liberty) holds. The six rays that burst out from the flame are supposed to symbolize the way that the ideas of liberty and enlightenment can grow, move, and expand. The outer circle containing 13 stars stands for the original 13 U.S. colonies, while the inner circle of five stars represents the 14th-18th U.S. states. And finally, the flag's largest star that is positioned directly above the torch's flame symbolizes Indiana, the 19th state to join the Union.