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Name: United States Virgin Islands Previous name: Danish West
Indies Capital: Charlotte Amalie Government Type: Organized,
Unincorporated Territory of the US Flag adopted: 17 May 1921 ISO
Code: VI The flag of the US Virgin Island shows a bird in a pose
similar to that on the US presidential flag or state arms.
However, its colouring is not that of a bald eagle, and it looks
much more benign. What is this bird? Rob Raeside, 17 January
2000 It is a bald eagle. The flag of the Virgin Islands uses a
simplified version of the US coat of arms. National Geographic
Magazine, September 1934 attributes the flag as being that of
the Governor of the Virgin Islands, adopted by executive order
of the President. DK goes into more detail: adopted in 1921, the
three arrows represent