The state currently has three official flags: a state flag, a governor's flag, and a "naval and maritime flag" (despite it no longer having its own naval militia). With Florida, it is one of only two state flags to prominently feature a Native American in its heraldry.

The first official nonmilitary state flag, which was adopted by the legislature on March 18, 1908, featured on the obverse side the coat of arms; on the reverse side was a green pine tree on a blue shield. In 1971 the reverse-side design was eliminated from the state flag, but the maritime flag (a pine tree on a plain white field) was resurrected.

A unique pine tree design of Massachusetts that has both historical and more modern roots. Originally adopted during the Revolutionary War era as the ensign of the Massachusetts Navy, this flag was reauthorized as the official Maritime flag of Massachusetts in 1971.

This is a list of official symbols of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Official symbols of the commonwealth are codified in Chapter 2 of the Massachusetts General Laws . [ 1 ]