Michigan’s flag features the state's coat of arms on a dark blue field. The coat of arms shows an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows, an elk, a moose, and a man standing on a peninsula with a rifle, symbolizing peace, natural resources, and readiness to defend rights. The mottoes "Tuebor" (I will defend) and "Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice" (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you) highlight Michigan's geography and spirit.